Bidirectional associations between perpetration of bullying and physical/sexual teen dating violence in middle school youth.
Findings indicate once middle school youth initiate bullying or TDV, they tend to persist in this behavior. Findings suggest all peer relationships (including friends and dating partners) may serve as training grounds for each other, with youth who learn violence perpetration is effective in one type of relationship (e.g., dating) transferring this behavior to others (e.g., friendship). Findings support the need for cross-cutting violence interventions that target <i>both</i> bullying and TDV simultaneously.
Authors
- Lindsay M. Orchowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9048-3576)
- Daniel W. Oesterle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-4116)
- Charlie Huntington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-4150)
- Elizabeth C. Tampke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4217-9793)
- David Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-647X)
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology of Violence
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000605
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development