Prevalence and characteristics of three subtypes of dating violence among Danish seventh-grade students
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Online veröffentlicht: 10. Juli 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2018-004
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Emotional dating violence: prevalence (one event or more)
| Total n (%) | Boys n (% of boys) | Girls n (% of girls) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victimization | |||
| Tried to control where you went and who you spent time with? | 319 (11.3) | 140 (10.4) | 174 (12.0) |
| Damaged something that was valuable to you on purpose? | 231 (8.2) | 104 (7.7) | 123 (8.6) |
| Yelled at you or said something to hurt your feelings? | 527 (18.7) | 231 (17.3) | 287 (19.8) |
| Said things to insult or humiliate you in front of others? | 542 (19.2) | 238 (17.8) | 298 (20.6) |
| Criticized how you look? | 488 (17.3) | 198 (14.8) | 282 (19.4) |
| Threatened to hit, kick, or throw something at you? | 267 (9.5) | 147 (11.0) | 116 (8.0) |
| Perpetration | |||
| Tried to control where he/she went and who they spent time with? | 154 (5.4) | 63 (4.7) | 87 (6.0) |
| Damaged something that was valuable to him/her on purpose? | 67 (2.4) | 40 (3.0) | 24 (1.7) |
| Yelled at you or said something to hurt his/her feelings? | 361 (12.8) | 160 (11.9) | 195 (13.5) |
| Said things to insult or humiliate him/her in front of others? | 280 (9.9) | 138 (10.3) | 136 (9.4) |
| Criticized how he/she looked? | 264 (9.4) | 114 (8.6) | 144 (10.0) |
| Threatened to hit, kick or throw something at him/her? | 150 (5.3) | 95 (7.1) | 52 (3.6) |
Physical dating violence: prevalence (one event or more)
| Total n (%) | Boys n (% of boys) | Girls n (% of girls) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victimization | |||
| Hit, kicked, or threw something at you on purpose? | 254 (9.1) | 147 (11.1) | 104 (7.2) |
| Physically hurt you in other ways? | 204 (7.3) | 108 (8.2) | 92 (6.4) |
| Perpetration | |||
| Hit, kicked, or threw something at him/her on purpose? | 148 (5.3) | 97 (7.3) | 50 (3.5) |
| Physically hurt him/her in other ways? | 80 (2.8) | 60 (4.7) | 16 (1.1) |
Descriptive information
| Total n (%) | Boys n (% of boys) | Girls n (% of girls) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 2910 (100) | 1487 (51,0) | 1386 (48.0) |
| Mean age (SD) | 13.3 (.50) | 13.3 (.51) | 13.2 (.45) |
| Has had a boyfriend/girlfriend | 1799 (62.6) | 909 (61.1) | 865 (62.4) |
| Has a boyfriend/girlfriend now | 239 (8.2) | 111 (7.5) | 123 (8.9) |
| Has had consensual sex | 113 (3.9) | 71 (4.8) | 41 (3.0) |
Regional distribution of seventh-grade students. Study sample vs. national distribution
| Study sample distribution | National distribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden (Capital) | 586 (20.1%) | 18.925 (29%) |
| Region Sjælland (Zealand) | 315 (10.8%) | 10.069 (15%) |
| Region Syddanmark (Southern Denmark) | 655 (22.5%) | 14.887 (22%) |
| Region Midtjylland (Central Denmark) | 917 (31.5%) | 15.783 (24%) |
| Region Nordjylland (North Denmark) | 437 (15 %) | 6826 (10%) |
| Total | 2910 | 66.490 |
Sexual dating violence: prevalence (one event or more)
| Total n (%) | Boys n (% of boys) | Girls n (% of girls) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victimization | |||
| Have you experienced that a peer has touched you in a sexual way (grabbed you, kissed you, or similar), even though you did not want them to? | 281 (9.8) | 88 (6.5) | 188 (12.8) |
| Have you experienced that a peer has tried to have sex with you (orally, vaginally, or anally), even though you did not want to have sex? | 105 (3.7) | 35 (2.6) | 68 (4.6) |
| Have you experienced that a peer has had sex with you (orally, vaginally, or anally), even though you did not want to have sex? | 58 (2.0) | 26 (1.9) | 30 (2.0) |
| Perpetration | |||
| Have you touched the body of a peer in a sexual way (grabbed, kissed, or similar), even though he/she did not want you to? | 46 (1.6) | 34 (2.5) | 11 (0.8) |
| Have you attempted to have sex with a peer (orally, vaginally, or anally), even though he/she did not want to have sex? | 22 (0.8) | 16 (1.2) | 4 (0.3) |
| Have you had sex with a peer (orally, vaginally, or anally), even though he/she did not want to have sex? | 25 (0.9) | 20 (1.5) | 4 (0.3) |
Adolescent dating violence – prevalence and gender differences (one event or more)
| Total n (%) | Boys n (% of boys) | Girls n (% of girls) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victimization | |||
| Emotional ADV | 920 (32.2) | 424 (31.3) | 475 (32.4) |
| Physical ADV | 316 (11.2) | 174 (13.1) | 135 (9.3) |
| Sexual ADV | 306 (10.6) | 93 (6.8) | 196 (13.3) |
| 1 type | 597 (20.6) | 286 (20.7) | 302 (20.4) |
| 2-3 types | 425 (14.7) | 193 (14.0) | 227 (15.4) |
| Perpetration | |||
| Emotional ADV | 586 (20.6) | 269 (19.9) | 307 (21.0) |
| Physical ADV | 169 (6.0) | 112 (8.4) | 53 (3.6) |
| Sexual ADV | 61 (2.1) | 41 (3.0) | 14 (1.0) |
| 1 type | 455 (15.7) | 186 (13.5) | 260 (17.6) |
| 2-3 types | 175 (6.1) | 114 (8.3) | 59 (4.0) |
| Both Victimization and perpetration | |||
| Emotional ADV | 503 (17.5) | 216 (16.1) | 271 (18.6) |
| Physical ADV | 124 (4.3) | 85 (6.5) | 36 (2.5) |
| Sexual ADV | 39 (1.4) | 26 (1.9) | 10 (0.7) |
| Both victimization and perpetration total | 548 (18.9) | 236 (17.2) | 275 (18.6) |