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Perception of Dating Violence in Teenage Couples: A Cross Validation Study in Spain and Colombia.

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BACKGROUND:dating violence, or violence in teenage couples, is a socially interesting topic, due to its prevalence and its possible use in predicting violence in adult couples. The perception of violence, or the detection of abusive behaviors by teenagers and young people (which can be considered as equivalent concepts), is essential to prevent violence itself. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to determine which behaviors are identified as abusive by teenagers and young people, and the severity that they attribute to them-meaning how they perceive them. Moreover, we will be able to determine whether there are differences between boys and girls in two countries: Spain and Colombia. METHODS:for this study, we used two samples from both countries, with a total of 389 teenagers (50.9% females and 49.1% males) who were, on average, 16.56 years old (SD = 1.94 years). We analyzed the factorial invariance depending on sex and country of the sample and the different profiles of violence perception. RESULTS:we found evidence of the internal validity of the questionnaire for what concerns the perception of inter-partner violence. The results point out that the perception of violence in the relationship is composed of two factors related to each other (Multiple and Emotional Abuse), which are invariant depending of sex and country of origin of the sample. The internal consistency of the test is adequate (>0.90). The analysis of the violence perception profiles indicates that Spanish teenagers have a higher perception of it, and, also, that girls hold a higher perception than boys. CONCLUSIONS:the results of this research have shown how dating violence (or violence in teenage couples) is differentially perceived not only between genders, but also across cultural contexts. Moreover, these outcomes may enhance the development of possible evidence-based interventions approaching the social problem generated by violence in teenage couples.

journal_name

Int J Environ Res Public Health

journal_title

International journal of environmental research and public health

authors

Martínez-Dorado A,Privado J,Useche SA,Velasco L,García-Dauder D,Alfaro E

doi

10.3390/ijerph17186769

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Has Abstract

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2020-09-17 00:00:00

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eissn

1661-7827

issn

1660-4601

pii

ijerph17186769

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Perception of Dating Violence in Teenage Couples: A Cross Validation Study in Spain and Colombia.