From Violence in the Home to Physical Dating Violence Victimization: The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in a Prospective Study of Female Adolescents
From Violence in the Home to Physical Dating Violence Victimization: The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in a Prospective Study of Female Adolescents
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-016-0434-1
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发表时间：
2016-04-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Cascardi, Michele
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作者：
Cascardi, Michele
心理困扰的症状可能是儿童虐待和目睹家庭暴力与约会暴力受害的一种途径。本研究探讨了心理困扰在青春期中期介导的儿童虐待和目睹暴力在青春期早期和约会暴力受害在年轻的成年之间的联系。样本包括来自全国儿童和青少年健康调查的女性参与者（N = 532），她们在第五波也是最后一波数据收集中年满18岁。在进入研究时，参与者的年龄为12.81岁（SD = 1.23）。16%的参与者认为自己是西班牙裔; 53%的人认为自己的种族是白色，33%是黑人，11%是美洲印第安人。结果表明，心理困扰可能在家庭暴力与约会暴力受害的关系中发挥因果作用。针对心理困扰的干预措施，特别是在有虐待儿童风险的样本中，可能会降低约会暴力受害的风险。
Symptoms of psychological distress may be one pathway through which child maltreatment and witnessing violence in the home relate to dating violence victimization. This study examined whether psychological distress in mid adolescence mediated the link between child maltreatment and witnessing violence in early adolescence and dating violence victimization in young adulthood. The sample included female participants (N = 532) from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well Being who were 18 years or older in the fifth and final wave of data collection. At the time of entry into the study, participants were 12.81 (SD = 1.23) years old. Sixteen percent of participants identified as Hispanic; 53 % identified their race as White, 33 % as Black, and 11 % as American Indian. Results showed that psychological distress may play a causal role in the relationship of violence in the home to dating violence victimization. Interventions targeting psychological distress, particularly in samples at risk for child maltreatment, may reduce the risk of dating violence victimization.