Abstract
The knowledge of the promoting variables of dating violence has been a topic much studied in the last decade. However, the definition of the profile of this type of victim still presents numerous unknowns that hinder the effectiveness of prevention programs against violence. This study analyzes the interaction of cognitive, emotional and behavioral variables that converge in the victim profile. The sample comprised 2577 adolescents (55.2% girls) of 14 to 18 years in age (M = 15.9, SD = 1.2). The instruments used were the dating violence questionnaire (CUVINO), the scale of detection of sexism in adolescents (DSA), Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale and Child and Adolescent Disposition Scale (CADS). To study the relationship between the different variables considered in this article, a SEM analysis was used. The results show that victims of gender violence and emotional abuse have high scores in benevolent sexism, moral disengagement and emotionally negative behavioral patterns. Likewise, the existence of an interdependent relationship between these three sets of variables was found.
Highlights
In recent years, ever more adolescents have found themselves involved in violent dating relationships [1,2]
It was found that the impact of this combination of variables on victimization varies depending on the degree to which the adolescent victims present those characteristics, with high levels of benevolent sexism, moral disengagement, and negative emotionality being especially relevant in this regard
With respect to the negative emotionality profile, it was found that the impact that this variable has on emotional victimization is greater when the victim presents a high level of benevolent sexism
Summary
Ever more adolescents have found themselves involved in violent dating relationships [1,2]. These aggressive relationships are characterized by harassing behavior and physical, psychological, sexual and emotional aggression directed at the partner. The severity of this phenomenon worldwide has led it to come to be considered a public health problem [1,2,3] that is different from abusive adult relationships. It has been found that the presence of violence in adolescent dating is often predictive of the likelihood of abusive adult relationships, aggravating its implications.
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