Dating violence among urban, minority, middle school youth and associated sexual risk behaviors and substance use
| dc.contributor.author | Lormand, Donna K. ; Markham, Christine M. ; Peskin, Melissa F. ; Byrd, Theresa L. ; Addy, Robert C. ; Baumler, Elizabeth ; Tortolero, Susan R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-05T20:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-05T20:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Whereas dating violence among high school students has been linked with sexual risk-taking and substance use, this association has been understudied among early adolescents. We estimated the prevalence of physical and nonphysical dating violence in a sample of middle school students and examined associations between dating violence, sexual, and substance use behaviors. Methods: Logistic regression models for clustered data from 7th grade students attending 10 Texas urban middle schools were used to examine cross-sectional associations between dating violence victimization and risk behaviors. Results: The sample (N = 950) was 48.5% African American, 36.0% Hispanic, 55.7% female, mean age 13.1 years (SD 0.64). About 1 in 5 reported physical dating violence victimization, 48.1% reported nonphysical victimization, and 52.6% reported any victimization. Adjusted logistic regression analyses indicated that physical, nonphysical, and any victimization was associated with ever having sex, ever using alcohol, and ever using drugs. Conclusions: Over 50% of sampled middle school students had experienced dating violence, which may be associated with early sexual initiation and substance use. Middle school interventions that prevent dating violence are needed. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lormand, Donna K. ; Markham, Christine M. ; Peskin, Melissa F. ; Byrd, Theresa L. ; Addy, Robert C. ; Baumler, Elizabeth ; Tortolero, Susan R. (2013). Dating violence among urban, minority, middle school youth and associated sexual risk behaviors and substance use. Journal of School Health, 83(6), 415-421. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4372798/pdf/nihms669921.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/4234 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of School Health | en_US |
| dc.subject | adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | teens | en_US |
| dc.subject | Intimate partner violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | victimization | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | Dating violence among urban, minority, middle school youth and associated sexual risk behaviors and substance use | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |