Choudhury Sumaita, Peskin Melissa F, Walker Timothy J, Hébert Emily T, Parthasarathy Nivedhitha, Zajack-Garcia Kaitlyn L, Sacca Lea, Markham Christine M
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health), USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Austin (School of Public Health), USA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2025 Jul;26(3):377-388. doi: 10.1177/15248380241277267. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
Adverse childhood experiences, such as household dysfunction (HD), play a central role in how adolescents establish, experience, and navigate the challenges of relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution. HD exposures have been independently associated with dating violence (DV) perpetration in both adolescents and adults. However, research examining the association between the concurrent effect of HD on DV perpetration, especially among adolescents remains scarce. Thus, we conducted a scoping review to accumulate and summarize existing research regarding the impact of HD on DV perpetration among adolescents aged 10 to 17 years in the United States. We used three electronic databases, Medline (Ovid), PsycINFO, and EMBASE, to search for studies published in English between 2013 and August 2023. A total of 14 studies were retained for this review after full-text screening. Most of the included studies (64%) were longitudinal. Concerning HD measurement, 71% of studies evaluated witnessing intimate partner violence (IPV), and the remaining 29% assessed family conflict, both using different instruments. Regarding DV measurement, 43% of studies utilized the Safe Dates Abuse measures to assess various forms of DV perpetration. Findings from 3/4 (75%) studies that evaluated family conflict found it to be a significant predictor of DV perpetration. Additionally, 8/10 (80%) studies that assessed exposure to IPV reported significant associations with various forms of DV perpetration among adolescents. None of the included studies measured HD comprehensively; thus, measurement development is imperative. Findings from this review may help initiate the development of a more comprehensive HD measure, promote early intervention, and foster resilience among adolescents.
童年不良经历，如家庭功能失调（HD），在青少年如何建立、体验和应对恋爱关系的形成、维持和解体挑战方面起着核心作用。HD暴露已被独立证明与青少年和成年人的约会暴力（DV）实施有关。然而，研究HD对DV实施的并发影响之间关系的研究，尤其是在青少年中，仍然很少。因此，我们进行了一项范围审查，以积累和总结关于HD对美国10至17岁青少年DV实施影响的现有研究。我们使用了三个电子数据库，即Medline（Ovid）、PsycINFO和EMBASE，来搜索2013年至2023年8月期间以英文发表的研究。经过全文筛选，共保留了14项研究用于本次审查。大多数纳入研究（64%）是纵向研究。关于HD测量，71%的研究评估了目睹亲密伴侣暴力（IPV），其余29%评估了家庭冲突，两者都使用了不同的工具。关于DV测量，43%的研究使用了安全约会虐待措施来评估各种形式的DV实施情况。在评估家庭冲突的3/4（75%）研究中，发现家庭冲突是DV实施的一个重要预测因素。此外，在评估接触IPV的8/10（80%）研究中，报告了与青少年各种形式的DV实施之间存在显著关联。纳入的研究均未全面测量HD；因此，测量方法的开发势在必行。本次审查的结果可能有助于启动更全面的HD测量方法的开发，促进早期干预，并增强青少年的复原力。
