Intimate Partner Violence Victimization in the Cyber and Real World: Examining the Extent of Cyber Aggression Experiences and Its Association With In-Person Dating Violence

This study explores the extent of cyber aggression victimization in intimate relationships and its co-occurrence with in-person experiences of psychological, physical, and sexual partner violence. Data were collected from 540 college students who reported being in a dating relationship in the past 1...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence Vol. 33; no. 7; pp. 1071 - 1095
Main Authors: Marganski, Alison, Melander, Lisa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2018
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression
Aggression - psychology
Aggressiveness
Bullying
College Students
Comorbidity
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Cyberbullying
Dating
Domestic violence
Female
Humans
Internet
Interpersonal Relations
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Intimate Partner Violence - statistics & numerical data
Male
Negative experiences
Respondents
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
Sexual behavior
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexual violence
Social environment
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Technology
Victimization
Victims of Crime
Violence
Young Adult
domestic violence
Internet and abuse
dating violence
bullying
ISSN:0886-2605, 1552-6518, 1552-6518
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Summary:This study explores the extent of cyber aggression victimization in intimate relationships and its co-occurrence with in-person experiences of psychological, physical, and sexual partner violence. Data were collected from 540 college students who reported being in a dating relationship in the past 12 months. Participants were asked to complete an online questionnaire that included measures assessing intimate partner victimization experiences in differing social contexts (through socially interactive technology and in face-to-face encounters). Findings indicated that intimate partner cyber aggression victimization is not uncommon, as nearly three quarters of respondents reported having experienced some form of it in the past year. Multivariate analyses also indicate that such aggression may be part of a larger violence nexus given its relation to in-person psychological, physical, and sexual partner violence victimization experiences. In light of these findings, it is recommended that longitudinal research encompassing multiple violence victimization experiences in varying social contexts is completed to determine whether online experiences foreshadow offline ones and, if so, consider interaction effects on outcomes as well as potential intervention strategies to reduce harm associated with such negative experiences.
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ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260515614283