Typologies of adolescent dating violence: identifying typologies of adolescent dating violence perpetration.

Full Abstract

Acts scales, the most common way of measuring partner violence, have been criticized for being too simplistic to capture the complexities of partner violence. An alternative measurement approach is to use typologies that consider various aspects of context. In this study, the authors identified typologies of dating violence perpetration by adolescents. They conducted in-depth interviews with 116 girls and boys previously identified by an acts scale as perpetrators of dating violence. They provided narrative descriptions of their dating violence acts. For boys and girls, many acts considered violent by the acts scale were subsequently recanted or described as nonviolent. From the narratives, they identified four types of female perpetration that were distinguished by motives, precipitating events, and the abuse history of the partners. One type of perpetration accounted for most acts by boys. The findings are discussed relative to dating violence measurement, prevention and treatment, and development of theory.

Author information

Author/s: Foshee, Vangie A (VA); Bauman, Karl E (KE); Linder, Fletcher (F); Rice, Jennifer (J); Wilcher, Rose (R);

Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Grants: U81/CCU409964-06 (Agency:PHS HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of interpersonal violence (J Interpers Violence), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-May; vol 22 (issue 5) : pp 498-519

Dates: Created 2007/04/12; Completed 2007/06/14; Revised 2007/12/03;

PMID: 17429020, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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