Trajectories of Physical Dating Violence from Middle to High School: Association with Relationship Quality and Acceptability of Aggression

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 551-565

  Orpinas, Pamela ^a   Hsieh, Hsien Lin ^b   Song, Xiao ^a   Holland, Kristin ^a   Nahapetyan, Lusine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability of dating aggression; Adolescence; Physical dating violence; Relationship quality; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84874949985     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9881-5     Document Type: Article

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