Violence and sexual coercion in high school students' dating relationships

A review of the dating violence literature reveals a limited number of studies with high school students and few studies that investigate the contextual issues of violence, such as meaning, motivation, and consequences. The present study sought to investigate the extent of dating violence victimizat...

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Published inJournal of family violence Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 23 - 36
Main Authors Jackson, Susan M, Cram, Fiona, Seymour, Fred W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2000
Subjects
Coercion
Couples
Courtship
Dating
Dating (Social)
Emotions
High School Students
High schools
Motivation
New Zealand
Prevalence
Pupils
School violence
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexual behavior
Sexual Coercion
Sexual relationships
Students
Victimization
Victims of violence
Violence
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Summary:A review of the dating violence literature reveals a limited number of studies with high school students and few studies that investigate the contextual issues of violence, such as meaning, motivation, and consequences. The present study sought to investigate the extent of dating violence victimization in a New Zealand sample of senior high school students (aged 16 to 18 years) and the perceived reasons for the violence, emotional effects, disclosure of the violence, and relationship consequences.
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ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1023/A:1007545302987