1. Objectifs

Intentions :
The «aim of this study is to investigate[:] the patterns of bidirectional and unidirectional DV [dating violence] among youths reporting same-gender or multi-gender partners using DCTs [dyadic concordance types] as an analytic tool; and […] the perceived impact of DCTs on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, on the upset feelings associated with the more severe forms of DV, and on possible physical injuries sustained, while exploring possible differences based on participants’ gender and their partners’ gender.» (p. NP3986)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
This study «relied on a sample drawn from the Quebec Youths’ Romantic Relationships survey, a two-arm longitudinal, self-administered survey. The first arm is a school sample composed of 8,194 participants aged 14 to 18 years from 34 Quebec high schools, which included 128 participants (49 girls, 78 boys, 1 unidentified) who reported at least one same-gender dating partner in the previous 12 months and who completed the DV questionnaire. The second arm is a sexual minority boost Internet sample recruited through lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) community-organizations listservs, online advertisements on social media, and promotional flyers from Quebec organizations working with LGBTQ youth. The Internet sample was comprised of 336 participants aged 14–22, of which 167 (104 girls and 63 boys) reported a relationship with at least one same-gender partner in the previous 12 months and completed the DV questionnaire. The final analytic sample consists of 294 participants (52% girls).» (p. NP3986)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Overall, the perpetration rate for psychological DV was higher in this sample than in other studies of sexual minority youths […], which might reflect the sensitivity of some items […]. The rates of perpetration for physical DV in the present research was lower than or similar to those of other studies […], while rates of sexual DV were higher than those found in previous research […]. Again, this might reflect the sensitivity of [the] measure for sexual DV, which contained more items […]. [B]oys were more likely than girls to perpetrate sexual DV, however [...] differences in perpetrated DV for other forms [could not be confirmed].» (p. NP3994) The «analyses revealed that girls and boys reported similar scores of PTSD symptoms and feeling upset, as well as similar proportions of physical injuries following DV victimization. These findings differ from studies having found higher rates of PTSD symptoms, being upset, and physical injuries among women compared to men […]. This might be at least partially explained by the impact of gendered stereotypes of violence on same-gender couples, as minimizing violence among same-gender partners can foster either self-deception or underreporting of its emotional impacts.» (p. NP3997)