Ohio University, United States.
University of Illinois, United States.
Prev Med. 2017 Dec;105:275-279. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.008. Epub 2017 Oct 5.
Teen dating violence (TDV) is a serious and prevalent public health problem. TDV is associated with a number of negative health consequences for victims and predicts violence in adult relationships. Thus, efforts should be devoted to the primary prevention of TDV. However, only a few studies have examined when the risk for the first occurrence of TDV is greatest. Continued research in this area would inform the timing of, as well as developmentally appropriate strategies for, TDV primary prevention efforts. The current study examined at which age(s) the risk for TDV perpetration onset was greatest. Utilizing a panel-based design, a sample of racially/ethnically diverse high school students (N=872; 56% female) from the Southwestern United States completed self-report surveys on physical and sexual TDV perpetration annually for six years (2010 to 2016). Findings suggested that the physical TDV risk of onset was at or before ages 15 to 16 for females and at or before age 18 for males. For sexual TDV perpetration, risk was similar for males and females during adolescence, before uniquely increasing for males, and not females in emerging adulthood. Findings highlight the need for TDV primary prevention programs to be implemented early in high school, and potentially in middle school.
青少年恋爱暴力（TDV）是一个严重且普遍存在的公共卫生问题。TDV 与受害者的许多负面健康后果有关，并预测了成年期关系中的暴力行为。因此，应该努力进行 TDV 的初级预防。然而，只有少数研究探讨了首次发生 TDV 的风险最大的时期。在这一领域的持续研究将为 TDV 初级预防工作的时间安排以及与发展阶段相适应的策略提供信息。本研究探讨了 TDV 实施者发病风险最大的年龄段。利用基于面板的设计，来自美国西南部的具有不同种族/民族背景的高中生（N=872；女性占 56%）样本每年完成一次关于身体和性 TDV 实施的自我报告调查，为期六年（2010 年至 2016 年）。研究结果表明，女性的身体 TDV 发病风险在 15 岁至 16 岁之间，男性的发病风险在 18 岁之前。对于性 TDV 实施，青少年时期男性和女性的风险相似，然后男性的风险独特增加，而女性的风险没有增加。研究结果强调了需要在高中早期，甚至在中学阶段实施 TDV 初级预防计划。
