1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The overall objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of dispositional mindfulness in the association between dating violence and psychological distress and low self-esteem in an integrated model. More specifically, this study aimed to examine the potential role of dispositional mindfulness as a mediator in four relationships within an integrative model: (1) between dating violence victimization (current and previous) and self-esteem; (2) between dating violence victimization (current and previous) and psychological distress; (3) between dating violence perpetration (current and previous) and self-esteem; and (4) between dating violence perpetration (current and previous) and psychological distress.» (p. 3062)

Questions/Hypothèses :
The authors «hypothesized that both experiences of dating violence (victimization and perpetration) would be associated with lower dispositional mindfulness, which in turn would be associated with higher distress and lower selfesteem.» (p. 3062)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The subsample used in this study was composed of 227 French-speaking adolescents (127 girls and 100 boys) between 15 and 17 years old […].» (p. 3062) «Students were recruited in 2016 from one of five participating public high schools in a small urban area in Quebec, Canada.» (p. 3062) The participants were or had already been in a dating relationship.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The results supported [the] hypotheses, suggesting a mediating effect of dispositional mindfulness between dating violence and psychological distress as well as between dating violence and self-esteem, but only for previous experiences of dating violence victimization.» (p. 3065-3067) Also, the authors’ «findings revealed significant correlations between different forms of dating violence (i.e., previous and current victimization, and current perpetration) and higher psychological distress. Previous dating victimization was also associated with lower self-esteem. However, results of the integrative model showed that, when all the dating violence variables were taken into account in the same model, it was specifically the experience of previous victimization that was significantly associated with higher psychological distress and lower self-esteem through lower dispositional mindfulness.» (p. 3067-3068) «As expected, the results of the mediation model revealed that dispositional mindfulness significantly explained the association between previous dating violence and higher psychological distress as well as between previous dating violence and lower self-esteem. Results showed that an increase in the number of experiences of dating violence victimization in adolescents’ previous dating relationship was associated with lower levels of dispositional mindfulness. In turn, adolescents’ lowered mindfulness disposition was associated with higher psychological distress and lower self-esteem.» (p. 3068)