Unperceived dating violence among Mexican students

  1. Cortés Ayala, María de Lourdes
  2. Bringas Molleda, Carolina
  3. Rodríguez Franco, Luis
  4. Flores Galaz, Mirta Margarita
  5. Ramiro Sánchez, Tamara
  6. Rodríguez Díaz, Francisco Javier 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Revista:
International journal of clinical and health psychology

ISSN: 1697-2600

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 14

Número: 1

Páginas: 39-47

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/S1697-2600(14)70035-3 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International journal of clinical and health psychology

Resumen

The aim of this ex post facto study was to determine the level of self-perceived abuse and the feelings of fear and entrapment that exist among Mexican students in a dating relationship. We intended to explore possible differences in the prevalence of the various types of violence or victimization between individuals who perceive themselves as being abused and those who do not, combining such perceptions with the feelings of fear and entrapment. The sample was composed of 3,495 Mexican students, of which 1,927 were pre-university students (M= 20.16; SD= 2.13) and 1,568 were university students (M= 15.99; SD= 1.64). We applied a questionnaire on socio-demographic data and the Cuestionario de Violencia entre Novios (CUVINO, Dating Violence Questionnaire). Results showed that 88% of participants did not feel abused by their boyfriend or girlfriend; yet, 15.2% reported having been afraid and 27% reported having felt trapped in the relationship at some point. The data revealed that a considerable majority of youth in the sample had been victims of unperceived abuse. More specifically, they presented evidence of having experienced abuse in their dating relationship even when they described themselves as not being abused.

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This research was funded through AECID, the Spanish Agency for Development and Cooperation, and CYTED, the Ibero-American Program for Science, Technology and Development (AP/035718/11), as well as the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality (SUBMINMU012/009).

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