Correlates of Cyber Dating Abuse Among Teens
Abstract
Recent advancements in technology (e.g., social networking, texting) have created new ways for dating youth to relate to one another, including in abusive ways via "cyber dating abuse." Cyber dating abuse is a form of teen dating violence that overlaps with other types of abuse (e.g., psychological) but also has several unique characteristics. Given the phenomenon's limited presence in dating violence literature, we focus on identifying how experiencing cyber dating abuse relates to youths' individual behaviors and experiences (e.g., substance use, sexual activity), psychosocial adjustment, school connection, family relationships, and partner relationships. A total of 3,745 youth (52% female, 74% White) in three northeastern states participated in the survey and reported currently being in a dating relationship or having been in one during the prior year. We found that experiences of cyber dating abuse were most significantly correlated with being female, committing a greater variety of delinquent behaviors, having had sexual activity in one's lifetime, having higher levels of depressive symptoms, and having higher levels of anger/hostility. Further, cyber dating abuse appeared somewhat more strongly related to depressive symptoms and delinquency than did other forms of teen dating violence and abuse.
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Path B is characterized by pressure, threats, or manipulation by same-age partners to obtain sexual images or interactions, often embedded in dating dynamics and broader cyber-dating abuse.
“It is characterized by pressure, threats, or manipulation by same-age partners to obtain sexual images or interactions, often embedded in dating dynamics and broader cyber-dating abuse (2, 30, 31).”
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“Considering the type of victimization, the cyber-control behaviors are considerably more frequent than cyber-aggression behaviors (Caridade et al., 2019; Ellyson et al., 2021; Linares et al., 2021; Rodríguez-deArriba et al., 2021; Zweig et al., 2013).”
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“The literature most commonly distinguishes two forms: (1) adult online grooming and sexual solicitation, which involve adult-child interactions, and (2) peer-perpetrated electronic sexual coercion, typically occurring within dating or romantic contexts (27-31).”
- Authors
- Zweig, J. M., Lachman, P., Yahner, J., & Dank, M.
- Affiliations
- Urban Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zweig, Janine M.
- Venue
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Published
- 2013-11-07
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1306-1321
- ISSN
- 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6601
- OpenAlex
- W2014914418
- Cited by
- 226
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 5.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Colorado College
- National Institute of Justice
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Keywords
- cyber dating abuse, adolescent dating violence, adolescents, substance use, sexual activity, depressive symptoms, anger-hostility, delinquency, psychosocial adjustment, school connectedness, family relationships, couple relationships, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Psychology, Adolescent, Courtship, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Violence, Models, Statistical, Crime Victims, Internet
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