1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]he current study first aimed to examine the daily associations between the use of various conflict management strategies and physical DV [dating violence] perpetration in adolescent dating relationships. A second objective was to investigate if perceived partner’s conflict behaviors moderated the relation between self-reported conflict management strategies and day-to-day physical DV perpetration.» (p. NP16453 –NP16454)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
The sample consisted of 216 adolescents, including 92 boys (42,6%). Participants were between 14 and 19 years old. «To participate, adolescents had to be currently involved in a dating relationship for at least one month without cohabiting with their partner. […] Adolescents were recruited on a voluntary basis in high schools and colleges from the Montreal area, and through social networks (i.e., Facebook). [A]dolescents were invited to fill out an initial online survey (30–45 min.). Then, for 14 consecutive days, they completed daily diaries (5 min.) sent via short message service (SMS) or e-mail.» (p. NP16458)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Daily reports indicated that disagreements with a dating partner occurred on 19.5% of days (n = 590), with 434 days characterized by in-person disagreement. Among these 434 disagreements, 5.1% resulted in physical DV perpetration, with 9.2% of adolescents reporting the use of physical DV at least once across the 14 days. On the one hand, compared with the lifetime prevalence of physical DV perpetration, the rate observed across the two weeks of daily diaries is particularly high considering it represents a mere snapshot of adolescents’ daily lives. […] Because the daily diaries method allows behaviors that might go otherwise underreported to be captured, the higher rates observed using this method likely provide a more accurate estimate of DV than retrospective surveys […]. This is alarming and highlights the need to develop early effective prevention initiatives to be implemented starting in adolescence. Consistent with study hypotheses, we found that self-reported use of conflict engagement significantly heightened the likelihood of adolescents perpetrating physical DV over the 14 days. Overall, this suggests that adolescents who use higher levels of conflict engagement than their peers have an increased risk of perpetrating physical DV. Furthermore, the within-person association of conflict engagement and physical DV suggests that on days in which adolescents increased their own level of conflict engagement, the probability of resorting to violent behaviors also rises.» (p. NP16467)