Introduction
Exposure to adult intimate partner violence (IPV) places youth at risk for a range
of outcomes, including perpetration of adolescent dating violence (ADV). However,
there is variability in the effect of IPV exposure, as many youth who are exposed
to IPV do not go on to exhibit problems. Thus, research is needed to examine contextual
factors, such as parenting practices, to more fully explain heterogeneity in outcomes
and better predict ADV perpetration. The current research draws from a multisite study
to investigate the predictive power of IPV exposure and parenting practices on subsequent
ADV perpetration.
Methods
Participants included 417 adolescents (48.7% female) drawn from middle schools in
high-risk, urban communities. IPV exposure, two types of parenting practices (positive
parenting/involvement and parental knowledge of their child’s dating), and five types
of ADV perpetration (threatening behaviors, verbal/emotional abuse, relational abuse,
physical abuse, and sexual abuse) were assessed at baseline (2012) and approximately
5 months later (2013) via adolescent report. Analyses (conducted in 2015) used a structural
equation modeling approach.
Results
Structural models indicated that IPV exposure was positively related only to relational
abuse at follow-up. Further, adolescents who reported parents having less knowledge
of dating partners were more likely to report perpetrating two types of ADV (physical
and verbal/emotional abuse) at follow-up. Analyses did not demonstrate any significant
interaction effects.
Conclusions
Results fill a critical gap in understanding of important targets to prevent ADV in
middle school and highlight the important role that parents may play in ADV prevention.
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