Cyber dating abuse among teens using school-based health centers

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dc.contributor.authorDick, R. N., McCauley, H. L., Jones, K. A., Tancredi, D. J., Goldstein, S., Blackburn, S., ... & Miller, E.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-01T17:01:03Z
dc.date.available2014-12-01T17:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of cyber dating abuse among youth aged 14 to 19 years seeking care at school-based health centers and associations with other forms of adolescent relationship abuse (ARA), sexual violence, and reproductive and sexual health indicators. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during the 2012–2013 school year (participant n = 1008). Associations between cyber dating abuse and study outcomes were assessed via logistic regression models for clustered survey data. Past 3-month cyber dating abuse was reported by 41.4% of this clinic-based sample. More female than male participants reported cyber dating abuse victimization (44.6% vs 31.0%). Compared with no exposure, low- (“a few times”) and high-frequency (“once or twice a month” or more) cyber dating abuse were significantly associated with physical or sexual ARA (low: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8–4.4; high: aOR 5.4, 95% CI 4.0–7.5) and nonpartner sexual assault (low: aOR 2.7, 95% CI 1.3–5.5; high: aOR 4.1, 95% CI 2.8–5.9). Analysis with female participants found an association between cyber dating abuse exposure and contraceptive nonuse (low: aOR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2–2.7; high: aOR 4.1, 95% CI 2.0–8.4) and reproductive coercion (low: aOR 3.0, 95% CI 1.4–6.2; high: aOR 5.7, 95% CI 2.8–11.6). Cyber dating abuse is common and associated with ARA and sexual assault in an adolescent clinic-based sample. The associations of cyber dating abuse with sexual behavior and pregnancy risk behaviors suggest a need to integrate ARA education and harm reduction counseling into sexual health assessments in clinical settings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDick, R. N., McCauley, H. L., Jones, K. A., Tancredi, D. J., Goldstein, S., Blackburn, S., ... & Miller, E. (2014). Cyber dating abuse among teens using school-based health centers. Pediatrics, peds-2014.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/11/12/peds.2014-0537.full.pdf+html
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1903
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPediatricsen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectdating abuseen_US
dc.subjectcyber datingen_US
dc.subjectsexual behavioren_US
dc.subjectschool health servicesen_US
dc.subjectvictimizationen_US
dc.titleCyber dating abuse among teens using school-based health centersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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