Prevalence, dynamic risk factors and the efficacy of primary interventions for adolescent dating violence: An international review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 159-174

  Leen, Eline ^a   Sorbring, Emma ^b   Mawer, Matt ^c   Holdsworth, Emma ^c   Helsing, Bo ^a   Bowen, Erica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^c Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent dating violence; Domestic violence; Literature review; Violence intervention program; Violence prevalence; Violence risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DATING VIOLENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPETENCE; EMOTION; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; PEDAGOGICS; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84871481552     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.11.015     Document Type: Review

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