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Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2012, $746,181)
Each year, approximately 25% of US teens and emerging adults sustain physical, psychological, or sexual abuse by dating partners. Many victims of dating violence (DV) experience a host of devastating consequences, including acute and chronic mental and physical health problems, suicidality, delinquency, risky sexual behavior, substance abuse, and academic/occupational failure. Moreover, perpetrators of DV are at increased risk for continuing intimate partner violence in adulthood, and victims are at risk for future victimization and perpetration. The vast majority of what we know about DV is derived from cross-sectional studies, with rare short-term longitudinal studies or long-term longitudinal studies where DV was a secondary focus. Moreover, existing long-term longitudinal studies were conducted on older generations of adolescents. Given the changing landscape of sexuality and intimate relationships, shifting norms in support of aggressive behaviors, and the advent of electronic/social media, a contemporary long-term longitudinal study is critically needed. Our research team is finishing a 7-wave/7-year longitudinal study of DV in a large sample of 1,042 ethnically diverse adolescents/emerging adults. Participants were recruited and assessed as Freshman high school students in 2010, with follow-ups annually from 2011 through 2016. We are proposing to follow our current sample for an additional year while we compete for funding to extend the study by 5 years. When finished, we will have 13 years of rich DV data covering individuals from young adolescence through young adulthood during a period characterized by identity development and the beginning of dating to one characterized by identity formation and the establishment of more permanent intimate relationships and life trajectories. Specific aims are to 1) Examine the longitudinal course and associations among the different forms of DV (physical violence, psychological abuse, sexual abuse) across multiple teen and young adult relationships; 2) Examine the predictors, contexts, and consequences of DV perpetration and victimization, including the identification of different developmental trajectories of DV; 3) Examine how gender, age, SES, and ethnicity affect the association of predictors of DV perpetration and victimization; and 4) Test the theory that distal and proximal risk and protective factors from multiple levels of social influence interact to predict DV over time. This will be the longest study ever conducted with a primary focus on DV, and provides an unprecedented opportunity to examine trajectories, risk/protective factors, course, and consequences of a wide spectrum of abusive behaviors. Findings will undoubtedly inform the development of critically needed DV prevention and treatment programs. nca/ncf
Grant-Funded Publications
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Examining the Relation Between Early Violence Exposure and Firearm-Related Experiences in Emerging Adulthood: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Journal: Psychological ReportsDate Published: May 2024
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Firearm Access, Carriage and Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Young Adults in Texas, USA
Journal: Injury PreventionDate Published: February 2024
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Cumulative Incidence of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence: Insights From A Long-term Longitudinal Study
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceDate Published: January 2023
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Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Young Adult Males
Journal: Violence Against WomenDate Published: January 2023
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Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young Adult Sample
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceDate Published: January 2023
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Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Weapon Carrying in a Sample of Adolescents from Texas
Date Published: January 2023
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The Impact of Parent-Child Closeness and Romantic Attachment on Dating Violence Perpetration in Adolescence
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceDate Published: January 2022
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In-person and cyber dating abuse: A longitudinal investigation
Journal: Journal of Social and Personal RelationshipsDate Published: January 2021
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Patterns of sexting and sexual behaviors in youth: A Latent Class Analysis
Journal: Journal of AdolescenceDate Published: January 2021
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Risk for dating violence and sexual assault over time: The role of college and prior experiences with violence
Journal: Journal of American College HealthDate Published: January 2021
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The Association Between PTSD Symptoms and IPV Perpetration Across 6 Years
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceDate Published: January 2021
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Gun access, ownership, gun-related experiences, and substance use in young adults: a latent class analysis
Journal: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol AbuseDate Published: January 2020
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Polydrug Use and Dating Violence Among Emerging Adults
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceDate Published: January 2020
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Adolescent Sexting Involvement Over 4 Years and Associations With Sexual Activity
Journal: Journal of Adolescent HealthDate Published: January 2019
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Bidirectional Associations Between Acceptability of Violence and Intimate Partner Violence From Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Journal: Psychology of ViolenceDate Published: January 2019
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Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children-11: Measurement Invariance Over Time and Across Gender in a Community Sample of Adolescents
Journal: Psychological AssessmentDate Published: January 2019
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Childhood physical abuse and physical dating violence in young adulthood: The mediating role of adverse mental health
Journal: Journal of Clinical PsychologyDate Published: January 2019
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Dangerous Weapons or Dangerous People? The Temporal Associations Between Gun Violence and Mental Health
Journal: Preventive MedicineDate Published: January 2019
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Longitudinal Associations Between Sexting, Cyberbullying, and Bullying Among Adolescents Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
Journal: Journal of AdolescenceDate Published: January 2019
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Maltreatment Subtypes, Depressed Mood, and Anhedonia: A Longitudinal Study With Adolescents
Journal: Psychological Trauma-Theory Research Practice and PolicyDate Published: January 2019
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Testing the Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationship Inventory
Journal: Psychological AssessmentDate Published: January 2019
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Changes in Acceptance of Dating Violence and Physical Dating Violence Victimization in a Longitudinal Study With Teens
Journal: Child Abuse & NeglectDate Published: December 2018
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Cross-sectional and Temporal Associations Between Cyber Dating Abuse Victimization and Mental Health and Substance Use Outcomes
Journal: Journal of AdolescenceDate Published: June 2018
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The Stability of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in Sexual Minorities
Journal: Journal of Adolescent HealthDate Published: June 2018
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Does Change in Perceptions of Peer Teen Dating Violence Predict Change in Teen Dating Violence Perpetration Over Time?
Journal: Aggressive BehaviorDate Published: January 2018
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Predicting Teen Dating Violence Perpetration
Journal: PediatricsDate Published: January 2018
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The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Exposure in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Developmental Psychopathology Approach
Journal: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent PsychologyDate Published: January 2018
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Age of Onset for Physical and Sexual Teen Dating Violence Perpetration: A Longitudinal Investigation
Journal: Preventive MedicineDate Published: December 2017
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Childhood Corporal Punishment and Future Perpetration of Physical Dating Violence
Journal: Journal of PediatricsDate Published: December 2017
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A Three-Step Latent Class Analysis to Identify How Different Patterns of Teen Dating Violence and Psychosocial Factors Influence Mental Health
Journal: Journal of Youth and AdolescenceDate Published: April 2017
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Longitudinal Predictors of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in Adolescents
Journal: PediatricsDate Published: April 2017
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E-cigarette Use of Young Adults Motivations and Associations With Combustible Cigarette Alcohol, Marijuana, and Other Illicit Drugs
Journal: American Journal on AddictionsDate Published: March 2017
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Firearm Carrying and Concurrent Substance Use Behaviours in a Community-based Sample of Emerging Adults
Date Published: January 2017
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Firearm Carrying and Concurrent Substance Use Behaviours in a Community-based Sample of Emerging Adults
Journal: Injury PreventionDate Published: January 2017
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Stability of Alcohol Use and Teen Dating Violence for Female Youth: A Latent Transition Analysis
Journal: Drug and Alcohol ReviewDate Published: January 2017
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The Associations Between Substance Use, Sexual Behaviors, Bullying, Deviant Behaviors, Health, and Cyber Dating Abuse Perpetration
Journal: Journal of School NursingDate Published: January 2017
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The Distal Consequences of Physical and Emotional Neglect in Emerging Adults: A Person-Centered, Multi-Wave, Longitudinal Study
Journal: Child Abuse & NeglectDate Published: January 2017
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Association Between Sexting and Sexual Coercion Among Female Adolescents
Journal: Journal of AdolescenceDate Published: December 2016
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Digital Forms of Dating Violence: What School Nurses Need To Know
Journal: NASN School NurseDate Published: August 2016
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Psychological Abuse, Mental Health, and Acceptance of Dating Violence Among Adolescents
Journal: Journal of Adolescent HealthDate Published: August 2016
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Utilization of Professional Mental Health Services Related to Population-Level Screening for Anxiety, Depression, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Public High School Students
Journal: Community Mental Health JournalDate Published: August 2016
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Witnessing Interparental Violence and Acceptance of Dating Violence as Predictors for Teen Dating Violence Victimization
Journal: Violence Against WomenDate Published: April 2016
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The Temporal Association Between Traditional and Cyber Dating Abuse Among Adolescents
Journal: Journal of Youth and AdolescenceDate Published: February 2016
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Sexual Orientation and Borderline Personality Disorder Features in a Community Sample of Adolescents
Journal: Journal of Personality DisordersDate Published: January 2016
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Temporal Association Between Energy Drink and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents: A Short Communication
Journal: Drug and Alcohol DependenceDate Published: January 2016
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Do Gender and Exposure to Interparental Violence Moderate the Stability of Teen Dating Violence?: Latent Transition Analysis
Journal: Prevention ScienceDate Published: December 2015
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Dating Violence and Substance Use as Longitudinal Predictors of Adolescents' Risky Sexual Behavior
Journal: Prevention ScienceDate Published: August 2015
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First Evidence of a Prospective Relation Between Avoidance of Internal States and Borderline Personality disorder features in adolescents
Journal: European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryDate Published: March 2015
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Longitudinal Association Between Teen Sexting and Sexual Behavior
Journal: PediatricsDate Published: November 2014
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