Author : Celia Liu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (924 download)
Book Synopsis Relations Between Childhood Violence Exposure and Dating Violence Victimization in Treatment Seeking, Low-income, Urban African American Girls by : Celia Liu
Download or read book Relations Between Childhood Violence Exposure and Dating Violence Victimization in Treatment Seeking, Low-income, Urban African American Girls written by Celia Liu and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposure to violence in childhood is found to be a risk factor for dating violence victimization, but few studies have empirically examined mechanisms to help explain this link. The present study aimed to examine the potential mediating effect of mental illness in the pathway from childhood violence exposure to dating violence victimization in a sample of treatment seeking, urban adolescent African American girls. This study also examined different types of childhood violence exposure including both intra- and extra-familial violence and assessed how each type of violence exposure in childhood relates to revictimization through dating violence. Participants of current study were originally recruited from outpatient mental health clinics in Chicago, Illinois, as part of a longitudinal project on HIV risk behaviors, and have now been followed over six waves of data collection. This study focused on participants (N = 177) who completed wave six follow-up and conducted secondary analyses using data collected from wave one (baseline) and wave six to obtain information on childhood violence exposure history, mental health, and dating violence victimization. The results suggested that girls who reported dating violence victimization were significantly more likely to be exposed to violence early in life than those who did not report dating violence victimization. Moreover, girls experiencing home violence in childhood were nearly five times more likely to report being a victim of teen dating violence. Mediation analyses revealed a statistically significant indirect effect of childhood violence exposure on teen dating violence victimization through conduct disorder symptoms, but the indirect effects were not statistically significant through symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or major depressive disorder. The current study broadens the understanding of risk factors for teen dating violence victimization and suggests that early violence exposure may result in the development of problem behaviors, which in turn ma)' lead to greater likelihood of victimization from dating partners. These findings are valuable in guiding treatment interventions and prevention programs for teen dating violence victimization, especially among low-income African Americans girls.