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Cross‐sectional and temporal associations between cyber dating abuse victimization and mental health and substance use outcomes

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and temporal associations between cyber dating abuse victimization (CDAV) and mental health (i.e., anxiety, PTSD, and depression), and substance use (i.e., alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and hard drugs). We used data from the 5th and 6th waves of an ongoing longitudinal study of ethnically diverse adolescents from seven public high schools in Texas, U.S. Participants were 641 adolescents (63.3% female) with a mean age of 19.1 years (SD = .79) at Wave 5. Analyses suggested that while CDAV was associated with mental health and substance use cross-sectionally, when examining over time, it was only associated with past year hard drug and past month marijuana use. Although long-term mental health effects of CDAV did not emerge in the current study, we identified a temporal link to marijuana and hard drugs, highlighting the need for prevention efforts to incorporate messages about substance use.

Source: Journal of Adolescence

DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.02.009

Authors: Yu Lu, Joris Van Ouytsel, Michel Walrave, Koen Ponnet, Jeff R. Temple

Institutions: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, University of Antwerp, Ghent University

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze