Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
University of Tampere, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere, Finland.
J Interpers Violence. 2020 Sep;35(17-18):3581-3600. doi: 10.1177/0886260517708757. Epub 2017 May 29.
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth are at risk for many negative behaviors associated with teen dating violence victimization (TDVV). This study describes the prevalence of physical and sexual TDVV by sexual identity and quantifies the increased risk for TDVV among LGB youth compared with heterosexual youth. The participants for this study were students in Grades 9 to 12 participating in the 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) who responded to questions ascertaining sexual identity and both physical and sexual TDVV. Data were analyzed by sexual identity, stratified by sex, and controlled for race/ethnicity and grade in school. Frequencies of physical and sexual TDVV and prevalence of TDVV from a combined TDVV measure were calculated. Associations between these behaviors and sexual identity were identified. Generally, LGB youth had greater prevalence and frequency of TDVV compared with heterosexual youth. Prevalence of TDVV within sexual identity subgroups further differed by sex. Students who were not sure of their sexual identity had the highest risk of most categories of TDVV when adjusting for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade in school. These results are the first to use a nationally representative sample to describe frequency of TDVV and to determine prevalence of a combined physical and sexual TDVV measure by sexual identity among youth. Schools, communities, and families can help prevent teen dating violence and ameliorate the potential impacts of these victimizations.
女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）青年面临着许多与青少年约会暴力受害（TDVV）相关的负面行为的风险。本研究描述了性身份与身体和性 TDVV 之间的流行程度，并量化了 LGB 青年与异性恋青年相比，TDVV 风险增加的情况。本研究的参与者是参加 2015 年全国青少年风险行为调查（YRBS）的 9 至 12 年级学生，他们回答了关于性身份以及身体和性 TDVV 的问题。数据按性身份进行分析，按性别分层，并控制种族/族裔和在校年级。计算了身体和性 TDVV 的频率以及综合 TDVV 衡量标准的 TDVV 患病率。确定了这些行为与性身份之间的关联。总体而言，LGB 青年比异性恋青年更容易发生 TDVV，且更频繁。在性身份亚组内，TDVV 的患病率进一步因性别而异。在调整性别、种族/族裔和在校年级后，对自己的性身份不确定的学生在大多数 TDVV 类别中具有最高的风险。这些结果是首次使用全国代表性样本描述 TDVV 的频率，并确定青少年中身体和性 TDVV 综合衡量标准的性身份患病率。学校、社区和家庭可以帮助预防青少年约会暴力，并减轻这些受害的潜在影响。
