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The Prevention Researcher

Behavioral research for professionals working with adolescents and at-risk youth.

A journal from Integrated Research Services, Inc.

Gender and Contextual Factors in Adolescent Dating Violence

By Christian Molidor, Ph.D., Richard M. Tolman, Ph.D., & Jennifer Kober, MSW
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 7, Number 1, 2000, Pages 1-4


Abstract:
This article reports on research with students ages 13-18. Of those students who had ever dated, 36% of the girls and 37% of the boys reported they had experienced physical violence in a dating relationship. When examining the worst incident of dating violence, 47.8% of the girls reported it "hurt a lot" and 29.3% reported it caused bruises, whereas 56.2% of the boys reported it "did not hurt at all" and 34.3% reported it "hurt a little." Additionally, Dr. Molidor and his colleagues examine where it occurred and who else was present during the most violent incident. They conclude their article with implications for intervention.

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