Interpersonal Violence in Adolescence: Ecological Correlates of Self-Reported Perpetration

• NCJ Number: 235215
• Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 21 Issue: 10 Dated: October 2006 Pages: 1314-1332
• Author(s): Victoria L. Banyard; Charlotte Cross; Kathryn L. Modecki
• Date Published: October 2006
• Length: 19 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); New Hamsphire Dept of Health and Human Services; New Hampshire Dept of Education; New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the problem of teen dating violence, and about perpetrators of victimization.

Abstract

Although growing attention is being paid to the problem of teen dating violence, to date less is known about perpetrators of victimization. The current article used a subset of 980 adolescents aged 11 to 19 who were surveyed as part of a statewide community service coordinated through Cooperative Extension to survey all youth in target communities about risky health behaviors. The current article examined correlates of perpetration of either physical dating violence or sexual abuse across all levels of the ecological model (individual, family, and community factors). At the bivariate level, individual factors including substance use and low social responsibility, family factors including divorce, low parental monitoring, and low social support, and community variables such as low school attachment and neighborhood monitoring were associated with self-reported perpetration. At the multivariate level, gender and history of victimization were most significant in explaining variance in perpetration. (Published Abstract)