Adolescent Dating Violence

Adolescent Dating Violence: Theory, Research, and Prevention summarizes the course, risk/protective factors, consequences and treatment/prevention of adolescent dating violence. Dating violence is defined as physical, sexual, psychological, and cyber behavior meant to cause emotional, physical, or social harm to a current or former intimate partner. The book discusses research design and measurement in the field, focuses on the recent influx of longitudinal studies, and examines prevention and intervention initiatives. Divided into five sections, the book begins by reviewing theory on and consequences of dating violence. Section II discusses risk factors and protective factors such as peer influences, substance use, and past exposure to violence in the family of origin. Section III discusses how social and cultural factors can influence teen dating violence, addressing the prevalence of dating violence among different ethnicities and among LGBTQ teens, and the influence of social media. Section IV discusses recent research priorities including gender inequality, measurement, psychological abuse, and the dual nature of dating violence during adolescence. Section V reviews evidence-based practice for treatment and prevention across various age groups and settings.

• Encompasses physical, sexual, psychological and cyber violence
• Introduces theory on dating violence
• Emphasizes results from longitudinal studies and intervention initiatives
• Highlights the influence of social media and technology on dating violence
• Discusses ethnic, gender and other social and cultural differences in prevalence
• Examines evidence-based practice in treatment and prevention

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Section I - Theory and Consequences 1. Changing Your Status in a Changing World: It Is Complicated! A Developmental Systems Framework for Understanding Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults Bonnie Leadbeater, Jennifer Connolly, and Jeff R. Temple 2. Theories on the Causation of Partner Abuse Perpetration Emily F. Rothman 3. The Acute and Chronic Impact of Adolescent Dating Violence: A Public Health Perspective Yunsoo Park, Carrie Mulford, and Dara Blachman-Demner 4. Associations Among Family Violence, Bullying, Sexual Harassment, and Teen Dating Violence Dorothy L. Espelage, Jun S. Hong, and Alberto Valido

Section II - Risk and Protective Factors 5. Peers Over Parents? How Peer Relationships Influence Dating Violence Wendy E. Ellis and Tara M. Dumas 6. Substance Use and Adolescent Dating Violence: How Strong is the Link? Catherine V. Strauss, Ellen E.H. Johnson, Gregory L. Stuart, and Ryan C. Shorey 7. Mechanisms Underlying the Association of Exposure to Family of Origin Violence and Adolescent Dating Violence Michele Cascardi and Ernest N. Jouriles

Section III - Social and Cultural Influences 8. Youth Dating Violence and Homicide Peter Jaffe, Jordan Fairbairn, and Kayla Sapardanis 9. Adolescent Dating Violence Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Tyson R. Reuter and Sarah W. Whitton 10. Adolescent Dating Violence Among Ethnically Diverse Youth Asia A. Eaton and Dionne P. Stephens 11. Are Neighborhood Factors Associated with Teen Dating Violence? Let Us Examine the Evidence Elizabeth M. Leiman Parker

Section IV - Research Priorities 12. Gender Inequality and Gender-Based Violence: Extensions to Adolescent Dating Violence Natasha E. Latzman, Ashley S. D'Inverno, Phyllis H. Niolon, and Dennis E. Reidy 13. Measuring Adolescent Dating Violence Deinera Exner-Cortens 14. Violence Begets Violence: Addressing the Dual Nature of Partner Violence in Adolescent and Young Adult Relationships Deborah M. Capaldi, Joann W. Shortt, Stacey S. Tiberio, and Sabina Low 15. Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones but Words Will Always Hurt Me Rachel Jewkes, Andrew Gibbs, and Kristin Dunkle

Section V - Treatment and Prevention 16. What Works to Prevent Adolescent Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence? A Global Review of Best Practices Mary Ellsberg, Chelsea Ullman, Alexandra Blackwell, Amber Hill, and Manuel Contreras 17. Preventing Sexual Violence among Adolescents and Young Adults Katie M. Edwards and Victoria L. Banyard 18. College-Based Dating Violence Prevention Strategies Meagan J. Brem, Autumn R. Florimbio, Hannah Grigorian, Joanna Elmquist, Caitlin Wolford-Clevenger, and Gregory L. Stuart 19. Using Intervention Mapping to Develop "Me & You: Building Healthy Relationships," A Healthy Relationship Intervention for Early Middle School Students Melissa F. Peskin, Christine M. Markham, Efrat K. Gabay, Ross Shegog, Paula M. Cuccaro, Jeff R. Temple, Belinda Hernandez, Melanie Thiel, and Susan T. Emery 20. Building Capacity to Implement Teen Dating Violence Prevention: Lessons Learned From the Alaska Fourth R Initiative Claire V. Crooks, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Wendi Siebold, Mollie Rosier, and Jenny Baker