Associations of dating violence victimization with lifetime participation, co-occurrence, and early initiation of risk behaviors among U.S. high school students.

Full Abstract

This study examined the association of victimization in a physically violent dating relationship with risk behaviors, age of risk behavior initiation, and co-occurrence of risk behaviors among students in grades 9 through 12 in the United States. Data were from the 2003 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Nearly 9% of students reported experiencing dating violence victimization. Dating violence victimization was associated with alcohol use, marijuana use, and having ever had sexual intercourse among female students and having ever had sexual intercourse among male students. Dating violence victimization also was associated with early initiation of alcohol use among female students. The odds of dating violence victimization increased as the number of risk behaviors increased and as the number of lifetime sexual partners increased. These risk behavior patterns should serve as warning signs of elevated risk for dating violence victimization and may be helpful in identifying adolescents who could benefit from targeted, preventive interventions.

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Author information

Author/s: Eaton, Danice K (DK); Davis, Kristen S (KS); Barrios, Lisa (L); Brener, Nancy D (ND); Noonan, Rita K (RK);

Affiliation: Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

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

Reference: 2007-May; vol 22 (issue 5) : pp 585-602

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

PMID: 17429024, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Confidence Intervals
Crime Victims - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Life Style
Male
Odds Ratio

Peer Group
Questionnaires
Rape - statistics & numerical data
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Students - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
Violence - psychology; statistics & numerical data

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