Physical and sexual dating wiolence: predictiwe factors in Spanish adolescents

摘要

Summary. Only a few studies have deepened on theoretical models of dating violence. The Dynamic Developmental System Model developed by Capaldi and colleagues, represent a multifactorial developmental model which allows a comprehensive explanation of violence within adolescent couples. This approach emphasizes the importance of considering three factors: the partners' characteristics, the contextual factors, and the nature of the relationship itself. This, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of these three factors in the explanation of physical and sexual dating violence in Spanish adolescents by sex. 255 adolescents from Cordoba, Spain, aged 15-19 (mean age 16.53) with present or recently finished romantic relationships were interviewed. Linear regression analyses have shown different predictive factors for physical and sexual dating violence in boys and girls. Results are discussed in terms of these differences and in relation to the Dynamic Developmental System Model.