Département de Psychologie, UQAM, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Département de Sexologie, UQAM, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Sep;37(17-18):NP16453-NP16475. doi: 10.1177/08862605211021983. Epub 2021 Jun 2.
Physical dating violence (DV) is a widespread problem among adolescents. A growing body of literature demonstrates that physical DV often occurs during disagreements when partners use destructive conflict management strategies, such as conflict engagement (e.g., losing control, criticizing) or withdrawal (e.g., acting cold, being distant). However, little is known regarding how the individual daily variability on the use of destructive conflict management strategies can influence the probability of perpetrating day-to-day physical DV, especially if the other partner is also perceived as using destructive behaviors. Using an intensive longitudinal approach, the current study first aimed to examine the daily associations between the use of various conflict management strategies and physical DV perpetration in adolescent dating relationships. A second objective was to investigate if perceived partner's conflict behaviors moderated the relation between self-reported conflict management strategies and day-to-day physical DV perpetration. A sample of 216 adolescents ( = 17.03, = 1.49) involved in a dating relationship, completed a baseline assessment followed by 14 daily diaries. Results of multilevel logistic analyses revealed that using conflict engagement strategies significantly increased the probability of day-to-day physical DV perpetration. Furthermore, the probability of perpetrating physical DV was significantly higher on days in which teens reported using high levels of conflict engagement while also perceiving their partner as using high levels of conflict engagement or withdrawal. These findings yield new insights on the daily context in which disagreements might escalate into aggression. Evidence from this study further supports the conflict escalation pattern and the demand/withdraw communication pattern in the context of adolescent dating relationships. Preventive initiatives should address the interplay of perceptions and conflict behaviors concerning physical DV perpetration.
身体暴力行为（DV）是青少年中普遍存在的问题。越来越多的文献表明，身体 DV 通常发生在伴侣使用破坏性冲突管理策略（例如，失去控制、批评）或回避（例如，表现冷淡、疏远）时发生分歧时。然而，对于破坏性冲突管理策略的个体日常变化如何影响每天实施身体 DV 的可能性，尤其是如果对方也被认为使用破坏性行为，则知之甚少。本研究采用密集纵向方法，首先旨在探讨青少年约会关系中各种冲突管理策略的使用与身体 DV 实施之间的日常关联。第二个目的是调查感知到的伴侣的冲突行为是否会调节自我报告的冲突管理策略与每天的身体 DV 实施之间的关系。一项涉及 216 名青少年（ = 17.03， = 1.49）的研究，他们参与了恋爱关系，完成了基线评估，随后进行了 14 天的日常日记。多层次逻辑分析的结果表明，使用冲突参与策略会显著增加每天实施身体 DV 的可能性。此外，当青少年报告使用高水平的冲突参与并感知到他们的伴侣也使用高水平的冲突参与或回避时，实施身体 DV 的可能性会显著增加。这些发现为分歧可能升级为攻击的日常背景提供了新的见解。这项研究的证据进一步支持了在青少年约会关系中冲突升级模式和需求/回避沟通模式。预防措施应该针对关于身体 DV 实施的感知和冲突行为的相互作用。
