Teen dating violence : research literature review and annotated bibliography / Jordan Masters editor.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

TEEN DATING VIOLENCE: RESEARCH LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY; TEEN DATING VIOLENCE: RESEARCH LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Teen Dating Violence: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography; Preface; Executive Summary; Introduction; Definition of Teen Dating Violence; Prevalence; Prevalence Rates for Different Types of Abuse; Prevalence of Emerging Technologically Facilitated Variants of Psychological Abuse; Prevalence Rates of Different Population Samples.

Gender Parity in Rates, Reciprocal Aggression, and Gender-Specific ImpactsResearch on Risk Factors and Predictors of Dating Abuse; Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors; Prior Exposure to Violence in the Family, among Peers, and in the Community; Familial Violence Variables and Other Family Factors; Peer Group and "Street" Influence; Beliefs and Norms as Risk Factors: Attitudes Regarding Violence and Gender; Individual-Level Risk Factors; Consequences of Abuse; Literature on Amelioration Efforts in Programs and Law; Programs and Program Effectiveness.

Legal Responses to Teenage Dating ViolenceBibliography; End Notes; Chapter 2: Understanding Teen Dating Violence; Fact Sheet; Why Is Dating Violence a Public Health Problem?; How Does Dating Violence Affect Health?; Who Is at Risk for Dating Violence?; How Can We Prevent Dating Violence?; How Does CDC Approach Prevention?; Step 1: Define the Problem; Step 2: Identify Risk and Protective Factors; Step 3: Develop and Test Prevention Strategies; Step 4: Ensure Widespread Adoption; Where Can I Learn More?; References; Index.

Abuse in dating relationships is common among adolescents. Dating abuse has a plethora of negative associated conditions or consequences. Despite the high prevalence rates and deleterious effects, however, teen dating abuse has been slow to gain recognition as a critical public-health and policy concern. Adult intimate-partner violence and marital abuse more generally have gained such recognition, as seen, especially in the past three decades, in policy, program, and legal responses, and in an extensive research literature base devoted to the problem. Adolescents, by comparison, were long over.

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