Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
J Adolesc. 2023 Jun;95(4):647-660. doi: 10.1002/jad.12141. Epub 2023 Jan 19.
Little research has documented cyber dating violence (DV)-a type of teen DV with unique characteristics that has been associated with negative consequences. Attachment is central to understanding negative behaviors in the context of relationships and has been associated with other forms of DV in teens. This study used an actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) to examine how cyber-DV victimization and perpetration (direct aggression and control) relate to attachment anxiety and avoidance.
An online questionnaire was completed by 126 adolescent couples (n = 252; mean age = 17.7) from Quebec, Canada.
In almost all couples (96%), at least one partner reported an incident of cyber-control in the previous year, while cyber-aggression was reported in 34% of couples. APIM results revealed that girls' and boys' victimization and perpetration of direct cyber-aggression are associated similarly with both their own high levels of attachment anxiety and their partner's. Concerning cyber-control, results show that boys' and girls' victimization is associated more with their partner's higher level of anxious attachment than their own. Girls' perpetration of cyber-control is associated with both their own high levels of attachment anxiety and their partner's, while for boys' perpetration, their own high levels of anxious attachment were found to play a significantly greater role than their girlfriend's. No significant associations were found for the dimension of avoidant attachment for both cyber-aggression and cyber-control whether perpetration or victimization.
These findings, which identify potential risk factors for victimization and perpetration of cyber-DV, have implications for research, intervention, and prevention.
鲜有研究记录网络约会暴力（DV）——一种具有独特特征的青少年 DV，其与负面后果相关。依恋是理解关系背景下负面行为的核心，并且与青少年的其他形式的 DV 相关。本研究使用演员-伙伴相互依赖模型（APIM）来检验网络 DV 受害和施暴（直接攻击和控制）与依恋焦虑和回避的关系。
来自加拿大魁北克的 126 对青少年（n=252；平均年龄=17.7 岁）在线完成了一份问卷。
在几乎所有的伴侣中（96%），至少有一名伴侣报告在过去一年中发生了网络控制事件，而 34%的伴侣报告了网络攻击。APIM 结果表明，女孩和男孩的直接网络攻击受害和施暴与他们自己的高依恋焦虑水平以及他们伴侣的高依恋焦虑水平相似相关。至于网络控制，结果表明男孩和女孩的受害与他们伴侣的高焦虑依恋水平更相关，而不是他们自己的。女孩的网络控制施暴与他们自己的高依恋焦虑水平和他们伴侣的高依恋焦虑水平都相关，而对于男孩的施暴，他们自己的高依恋焦虑水平比他们女朋友的高依恋焦虑水平发挥了更大的作用。无论是受害还是施暴，在网络攻击和网络控制的回避依恋维度上都没有发现显著的关联。
这些发现确定了网络 DV 受害和施暴的潜在风险因素，对研究、干预和预防具有启示意义。
