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Longitudinal Risk Profiles for Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Dating Aggression: a Latent Profile Analysis with Spanish Adolescents.
- Source :
- Sexuality Research & Social Policy: Journal of NSRC; Jun2023, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p426-437, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Introduction: Understanding the specific risk profile for distinct forms of dating aggression (DA) is very informative to define cross-cutting interventions. The study aims to evaluate whether specific profiles of risk defined using a person-oriented approach predicted physical, sexual, and psychological DA after 6 months. Methods: Eight hundred sixty-six Spanish adolescents were interviewed at two time points (50.5% male; average age = 15.04). Latent profile analysis at T1 was used to delineate profiles of individual and relational risk. Results: A three-class model best represents the data: a "normative" class (N = 768; 88%); a "highly aggressive" class characterized by acceptance of violent norms, bullying behaviors, and anger dysregulation (N = 13, 1.5%); a "jealous-conflictual" class characterized by cognitive and emotional jealousy, negative couple quality, and anger dysregulation (N = 85, 10%). Controlling for age, sex, and longitudinal stability, physical DA was predicted significantly by the "highly aggressive" profile (β =.11; p <.05), psychological DA by the "jealous-conflictual" profile (β =.16; p <.01), and sexual DA by the "jealous-conflictual" (β =.20; p <.001) and "highly aggressive" profile as a trend (β =.08; p =.071). Conclusions: Specific risk profiles differentially predict risk for physical, sexual, and psychological DA perpetration. A general aggressive pattern predicts physical DA and sexual DA weakly, whereas psychological and sexual DA are associated with a couple of risks, where the dimension of jealousy, control, and conflict characterizes the dynamic between partners. Policy Implications: Findings suggested that physical DA, and at a lower level sexual DA, should be prevented using cross-cutting strategies on general aggression. Psychological and sexual DA might require more contextually based interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- JEALOUSY
SPANIARDS
SEXUAL aggression
BULLYING
AGGRESSION (Psychology)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18689884
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sexuality Research & Social Policy: Journal of NSRC
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163914194
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00623-5