University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Sep;37(17-18):NP15176-NP15204. doi: 10.1177/08862605211001469. Epub 2021 Mar 14.
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report higher rates of dating violence victimization compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Research on dating violence often neglects diversity in sexual and gender identities and is limited to experiences in relationships. Further, given that dating violence and alcohol use are comorbid, research on experiences of dating violence could provide insights into alcohol use disparities among SGM adolescents. We aimed to map patterns of relationship experiences, sexual and physical dating violence, and sexual and physical assault and explored differences in these experiences among SGM adolescents. Further, we examined how these patterns explained alcohol use. We used a U.S. non-probability national web-based survey administered to 13-17-year-old SGM adolescents ( = 12,534). Using latent class analyses, four patterns were identified: low relationship experience, dating violence and harassment and assault (72.0%), intermediate dating experiences, sexual harassment, and assault and low levels of dating violence (13.1%), high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual assault (8.6%), and high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault (6.3%). Compared to lesbian and gay adolescents, bisexual adolescents reported more experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual assault, whereas heterosexual adolescents reported fewer experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault. Compared to cisgender boys, cisgender girls, transgender boys, and non-binary/assigned male at birth adolescents were more likely to experience dating violence inside and outside of relationship contexts. Experiences of dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault were associated with both drinking frequency and heavy episodic drinking. Together, the findings emphasize the relevance of relationship experiences when studying dating violence and how dating violence and sexual harassment and assault might explain disparities in alcohol use.
性少数群体（SGM）青少年报告的约会暴力受害率高于其异性恋和顺性别同龄人。关于约会暴力的研究往往忽视了性和性别认同的多样性，并且仅限于关系中的经历。此外，鉴于约会暴力和酒精使用是共病的，关于约会暴力经历的研究可以深入了解 SGM 青少年中酒精使用的差异。我们旨在描绘关系经历、性和身体约会暴力以及性和身体攻击的模式，并探讨 SGM 青少年在这些经历中的差异。此外，我们还研究了这些模式如何解释酒精使用。我们使用了一项美国非概率全国性网络调查，对 13-17 岁的 SGM 青少年（ = 12,534）进行了调查。使用潜在类别分析，确定了四种模式：低关系经历、约会暴力和骚扰以及攻击（72.0%）、中等约会经历、性骚扰和攻击以及低水平的约会暴力（13.1%）、高约会经历、约会暴力和性攻击（8.6%）以及高约会经历、约会暴力和性骚扰和攻击（6.3%）。与女同性恋和男同性恋青少年相比，双性恋青少年报告了更多的约会、约会暴力和性攻击经历，而异性恋青少年报告了更少的约会、约会暴力和性骚扰和攻击经历。与顺性别男孩相比，顺性别女孩、跨性别男孩和非二进制/出生时被指定为男性的青少年更有可能在关系内外经历约会暴力。约会、约会暴力和性骚扰和攻击的经历与饮酒频率和重度饮酒有关。总的来说，这些发现强调了在研究约会暴力时关系经历的相关性，以及约会暴力和性骚扰和攻击如何解释酒精使用差异。
