University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Oct;36(19-20):NP10077-NP10105. doi: 10.1177/0886260519872982. Epub 2019 Aug 30.
It is well established that technology can be used to enact intimate partner violence (IPV). However, less is known about how cyber dating abuse (CDA) is associated with psychosocial functioning, especially when accounting for other forms of frequently co-occurring IPV victimization. The current study sought to determine the unique associations of CDA victimization when controlling for multiple forms of in-person IPV victimization. Two hundred seventy-eight men and women between 17 and 25 years of age ( = 20.5, = 1.9) who were currently in an intimate relationship for at least 3 months participated in this study. Participants completed questionnaires about their IPV and CDA victimization, as well as a range of indices of psychosocial well-being. Experiencing CDA victimization was related to increased alcohol use for both men and women, and increased fear of partner for women, even after controlling for in-person IPV. For depression, perceived stress, relationship satisfaction, quality of life, social support, and post-traumatic stress, CDA victimization did not predict levels above in-person IPV victimization. Although these results suggest some unique associations between CDA victimization and aspects of psychosocial well-being that require further attention, they also highlight that CDA often occurs within a broader pattern of abuse that includes in-person IPV. These results suggest that the need for prevention and treatment for relationships that involve in-person abuse is still most salient, and that a narrow focus on CDA may limit the utility of prevention and treatment efforts. Further work is needed to integrate research on in-person and CDA victimization, rather than to create a new field of research and practice based solely on CDA.
已经证实,技术可用于实施亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)。然而,对于网络约会虐待(CDA)如何与心理社会功能相关联,特别是在考虑到其他形式的经常同时发生的 IPV 受害时,了解得较少。本研究旨在确定在控制多种形式的面对面 IPV 受害时,CDA 受害的独特关联。本研究共有 278 名年龄在 17 至 25 岁之间( = 20.5, = 1.9)的男性和女性参与者,他们目前处于至少持续 3 个月的亲密关系中。参与者完成了有关他们的 IPV 和 CDA 受害情况,以及一系列心理社会福祉指标的问卷。对于男性和女性来说,经历 CDA 受害与增加酒精使用有关,对于女性来说,与增加对伴侣的恐惧有关,即使在控制了面对面的 IPV 之后也是如此。对于抑郁、感知压力、关系满意度、生活质量、社会支持和创伤后应激,CDA 受害并未预测出高于面对面 IPV 受害的水平。尽管这些结果表明 CDA 受害与心理社会福祉方面存在一些独特关联,需要进一步关注,但它们也强调了 CDA 通常发生在包括面对面 IPV 在内的更广泛的虐待模式中。这些结果表明,对于涉及面对面虐待的关系,预防和治疗的需求仍然最为突出,而仅仅关注 CDA 可能会限制预防和治疗工作的效用。需要进一步的工作来整合面对面和 CDA 受害的研究,而不是仅仅基于 CDA 来创建一个新的研究和实践领域。