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The Relationship between Adolescents' Experience of Family Violence and Dating Violence
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Laporte, Lise; Jiang, Depeng; Pepler, Debra J.; Chamberland, Claire – Youth & Society, 2011
This study examines whether experiences of familial victimization and aggression are potential risk factors for dating violence in male and female teenage relationships. The authors compare 471 adolescents aged 12 to 19 in the care of a youth protection agency and from a community sample. Results show that adolescents carry negative childhood…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Violence, Intimacy, At Risk Persons
Animal Cruelty by Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
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Currie, Cheryl L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: The first objective of this study was to determine if children exposed to domestic violence were significantly more likely to be cruel to animals than children not exposed to violence. The second was to determine if there were significant age and gender differences between children who were and were not cruel to animals. Method: A…
Descriptors: Children, Family Violence, Animals, Age Differences
Aggression against Women by Men: Sexual and Spousal Assault.
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Dewhurst, Ann Marie; And Others – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1992
Compared 19 sexual offenders, 22 batterers, 10 violent community comparison subjects, and 21 community comparison subjects on demographic, personality, and attitudinal variables. Discriminating variables correctly classified 75 percent of participants. Hostility toward women and depression were two best discriminating variables, suggesting that…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attitudes, Battered Women, Criminals
Violence in the Schools: Programs and Policies for Prevention. A Report from the Canadian Education Association.
MacDougall, Jyl – 1993
This publication offers some insight into the problem of violence in Canadian schools and provides examples of ways to reduce it. The forms of violent activities examined include youth/youth-gang violence, violence against teachers, bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. Each chapter presents research findings and examples of programs…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Child Abuse, Conflict Resolution
Predicting the Use of Single Versus Multiple Types of Violence Towards Children in a Representative Sample of Quebec Families
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Clement, Marie-Eve; Bouchard, Camil – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine which factors best predict parental use of single versus multiple types of violence. Methodology: The study uses data from a Quebec telephone survey conducted with a representative sample of 2,469 mothers of children aged 0-17 years. The interview covered topics such as mother's attitudes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telephone Surveys, Mothers, Family Violence
Risk Factor Models for Adolescent Verbal and Physical Aggression toward Mothers
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Pagani, Linda S.; Tremblay, Richard E.; Nagin, Daniel; Zoccolillo, Mark; Vitaro, Frank; McDuff, Pierre – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Contributing to the family violence and conflict literature, we examine prospective and concurrent risk factors associated with verbal and physical aggression toward mothers by 15/16 year-old adolescent sons and daughters. Data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children is used to examine the influence of socioeconomic factors,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Aggression, Mothers, At Risk Persons