Lidón Villanueva, Laura Maciel, Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Maria Gouveia-Pereira, Juan E Adrián, Maria Suely Alves Costa, André Sousa Rocha, Jocélia Medeiros Ximenes, Mathieu Garcia, Emma Rouchy, Grégory Michel, Ameel Al Shawi, Yaseen Sarhan, Mahasin A Altaha, Celso Fulano, Sofián El-Astal, Kefaya Alattar, Saja O Shaqalaih, Khetam Sabbah, Leon Holtzhausen, Emma Campbell, Jaruwan Sakulku, Lucinda Grummitt, Emma Barrett, Siobhan Lawler, Nicola C Newton, Katrina Prior, Miguel Basto-Pereira
{"title":"The Global Impact of Multisystemic Vulnerabilities on Criminal Variety: A Cross-Continental Study in Young Adults.","authors":"Lidón Villanueva, Laura Maciel, Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Maria Gouveia-Pereira, Juan E Adrián, Maria Suely Alves Costa, André Sousa Rocha, Jocélia Medeiros Ximenes, Mathieu Garcia, Emma Rouchy, Grégory Michel, Ameel Al Shawi, Yaseen Sarhan, Mahasin A Altaha, Celso Fulano, Sofián El-Astal, Kefaya Alattar, Saja O Shaqalaih, Khetam Sabbah, Leon Holtzhausen, Emma Campbell, Jaruwan Sakulku, Lucinda Grummitt, Emma Barrett, Siobhan Lawler, Nicola C Newton, Katrina Prior, Miguel Basto-Pereira","doi":"10.1177/08862605241270016","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08862605241270016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research has shown a robust association between different childhood and adolescent vulnerabilities and youth offending. However, these investigations have primarily focused on youths from high-income Western countries. Consequently, the generalizability of these findings to better inform global justice policies remains uncertain. This study aimed to address this gap by examining the relationship between individual, familial, and contextual vulnerabilities and criminal versatility during young adulthood, accounting for sociodemographic factors and cross-national differences. Data were derived from a diverse sample of 4,182 young adults (67% female; mean age = 18.96; <i>SD</i> = 0.81) residing in 10 countries across 5 continents who participated in the <i>International Study of Pro/Antisocial Behavior in Young Adults</i>. The Psychosocial and Family Vulnerability Questionnaire and the Adverse Childhood Experiences questionnaire were used to assess social and family adversity, and past-year criminal diversity was measured with the Criminal Variety Index. Results indicate that child maltreatment, substance abuse, and delinquent peers are global risk factors for criminal variety. Moreover, they are independent across males and females and among youths living in countries that are ranked differently on the Human Development Index (HDI). In addition, some childhood vulnerabilities showed different predictive ability across sexes (e.g., school failure), and across countries ranked differently on the HDI (e.g., family dysfunction). These findings suggest that certain childhood factors contribute to criminal behavior through transcultural mechanisms. Moreover, they highlight the importance of developing evidence-based policies that focus on transcultural risk factors to globally prevent criminal behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"2467-2493"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer J Ratcliff, Audrey K Miller, Chelsea Monheim, Craig Rice
{"title":"Posttraumatic Growth and Meaning in Life Mediate the Relationship between Severity of Adolescent Bullying Victimization and Adulthood Health Outcomes.","authors":"Jennifer J Ratcliff, Audrey K Miller, Chelsea Monheim, Craig Rice","doi":"10.1177/08862605251343203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251343203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bullying victimization afflicts adolescents at high rates and predicts negative health sequelae into adulthood. Park's (2010) meaning-making model theorizes protective pathways following traumatic experiences and has been applied to a variety of traumas, but not yet bullying victimization. Consistent with Park's model, the present work assessed <i>both</i> meaning-making efforts-operationally defined as posttraumatic growth (PTG), or positive changes perceived to have resulted from a traumatic experience-<i>and</i> meanings successfully made-operationally defined concurrent presence of meaning in life-as factors mitigating adverse psychological and physical health outcomes in adulthood among targets of adolescent bullying victimization. Using path modeling with the MPlus v5 macro, the hypothesized serial process model was tested in two samples of adults who had experienced adolescent bullying (Sample 1: US adult convenience sample [<i>N</i> = 125]; Sample 2: International sexual minority adult sample [<i>N</i> = 137]). Participants reported the severity of their adolescent bullying victimizations, resulting PTG, concurrent presence of meaning in life, severity of psychological distress, and frequency of physical illness symptoms, as well as demographics. Supporting Park's (2010) model across samples, the severity of adolescent bullying victimization predicted greater PTG, and, in turn, the presence of meaning in life, ultimately predicting mitigated psychological and physical health outcomes in adulthood. As such, the results highlighted the importance of meanings successfully made per se, underscoring the attendant risks generated by the meaning-making efforts that appear necessary but insufficient to mitigate negative health sequelae. Practical implications, strengths and limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251343203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li Zhang, Yanan Xue, Feng Yu, Yan Huang, Xudong Liu
{"title":"How Three Types of Parental Violence and Parental Educational Anxiety Relate to Adolescent Bullying Victimization: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem.","authors":"Li Zhang, Yanan Xue, Feng Yu, Yan Huang, Xudong Liu","doi":"10.1177/08862605251341287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251341287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among three types of parental violence (parent-to-parent physical violence, parent-to-elder conflict, and parent-to-child physical violence), parental educational anxiety, and adolescent bullying victimization, and to explore whether their relationship was mediated by adolescent self-esteem. Participants were 910 students in Grades 7 to 9 (<i>M</i> = 13.81, <i>SD</i> = 0.79) from junior high schools in a city located in an eastern province of China. The instruments used were Olweus Child Bullying Questionnaire, Parental Violence and Parent-To-Elder Conflict Questionnaire, Parental Educational Anxiety Questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire. Parent-to-elder conflict and parent-to-child physical violence were significantly and positively associated with adolescent bullying victimization. Self-esteem was negatively associated with adolescent bullying victimization. Self-esteem partially mediated between parent-to-elder conflict, parent-to-child physical violence, and adolescent bullying victimization, and completely mediated between parental educational anxiety and adolescent bullying victimization. Adolescent bullying victimization was related to a broader family context of violence and disharmony. Parent-to-elder conflict, parent-to-child physical violence, or parental educational anxiety increased the risk of low self-esteem and bullying victimization among adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251341287"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Latent Classes of Social Isolation and Adverse Experiences Among South Korean Young Adults: Implications for Depression and Mental Health Interventions.","authors":"Hayoung Choi, Sung Gyul Hwang","doi":"10.1177/08862605251341283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251341283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explored the patterns of social isolation and adverse experiences, and their relationship with depression among young adults. Social isolation was considered in two dimensions: internal isolation and external isolation. Data from 550 South Korean young adults, collected in the Survey on the Status of Socially Isolated Youth in Seoul by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, were used for this study. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was employed to identify homogeneous and mutually exclusive classes of adverse experiences (such as domestic and school violence, and unemployment) and social isolation. The LCA resulted in three profiles: (a) combined isolation (11.27%), (b) external isolation (47.27%), and (c) internal isolation (41.46%). The combined isolation profile experienced multiple severe adverse experiences throughout life, while the external isolation group was characterized by modest unemployment or difficulty finding a job, challenges in forming interpersonal relationships, and mental health issues. This class had the highest levels of external isolation and no internal isolation. The internal isolation class exhibited similar patterns of adverse experiences, with slight variations in the severity of those experiences. The internal isolation class was characterized by both internal and external social isolation, with the highest level of internal isolation among all classes. Depressive symptoms were found to be highest in the combined isolation group. The study demonstrated that screening for both dimensions of social isolation is important in social work practice and that practitioners and social workers should be aware of the challenges faced by young people with histories of severe multiple adverse experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251341283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexis A Adams-Clark, Kayla Ford, Molly C Driessen, Prachi H Bhuptani, Lindsay M Orchowski
{"title":"Variations in When Survivors Disclose Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences: An Examination of Sexual and Gender Identity.","authors":"Alexis A Adams-Clark, Kayla Ford, Molly C Driessen, Prachi H Bhuptani, Lindsay M Orchowski","doi":"10.1177/08862605251343192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251343192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual and gender minority individuals experience higher rates of sexual assault and endure more severe consequences of sexual victimization than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Sexual and gender minority survivors also face significant barriers to timely disclosure, including stigma and fears of negative reactions from others, which may preclude access to informal and formal support resources. Given this prior research, we investigated differences in the timing of survivors' disclosures of nonconsensual sexual experiences by sexual and gender identity. We hypothesized that sexual and gender minority survivors would report a longer time interval between their victimization and their first in-person disclosure compared to heterosexual and cisgender survivors. We analyzed data from a sample of sexual assault survivors recruited online through social media (<i>N</i> = 540), all of whom had at least one prior experience of nonconsensual sexual contact and had made at least one in-person disclosure. Disclosure timing was measured on a 5-point, ordinal scale with an inequal interval structure (e.g., within 24 hr, 1 month, 1 year, 10 years, or 10+ years). Results of ordinal logistic regression models supported our hypotheses. Results revealed significant disparities in the timing of sexual assault disclosure among minoritized survivors. Sexual minority survivors reported longer delays in disclosure than heterosexual survivors, and gender minority survivors reported longer delays in disclosure than cisgender survivors. Overall, these results may help explain mixed findings in the literature regarding disclosure rates by sexual and gender identity and highlight a need to address the unique barriers encountered by sexual and gender minority survivors to improve help-seeking behavior and overall outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251343192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sumaita Choudhury, Timothy J Walker, Emily T Hébert, Christine M Markham, Ross Shegog, Robert C Addy, Melissa F Peskin
{"title":"Development of an Age-Appropriate Household Dysfunction Measure and its Concurrent Validity With Multiple Outcomes Among Middle School Adolescents in Southeast Texas.","authors":"Sumaita Choudhury, Timothy J Walker, Emily T Hébert, Christine M Markham, Ross Shegog, Robert C Addy, Melissa F Peskin","doi":"10.1177/08862605251341285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251341285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Existing adverse childhood experience (ACE) measures include a limited number of household dysfunction (HD) items and the use of adult-oriented language that is not always appropriate for middle schoolers. We developed an age-appropriate 10-item HD measure informed by previously validated ACE measures and tested its concurrent validity with dating violence (DV) perpetration, lifetime substance use, and mental health outcomes among middle schoolers in Southeast Texas. This cross-sectional study used the baseline data from a DV prevention intervention program for sixth graders (<i>N</i> = 126), Me & You Tech. Baseline data were collected from March 2023 to April 2023. To test the concurrent validity of the newly developed HD measure, we conducted a series of multivariable regression models regarding the association between HD and the six key outcomes while controlling for covariates. The most common type of HD exposure was parental separation/divorce (33.3%). We found significant associations between HD and physical (AOR = 1.45; 95% CI [1.00, 2.10]) and psychological DV perpetration (AOR = 1.75; 95% CI [1.20, 2.56]). For each additional reported HD exposure, there were 61% higher odds for adolescents to engage in lifetime alcohol use (AOR = 1.61; 95% CI [1.11, 2.34]). Finally, we found significant associations between HD and depression (β = 1.34; 95% CI [0.57, 2.12]) and HD and anxiety (β = 1.28; 95% CI [0.52, 2.03]). Our findings suggest the HD measure is pragmatic and has strong evidence of concurrent validity. This measure may be a helpful tool in assessing HD among middle school-aged adolescents, both in school and clinic settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251341285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144173953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kira Button, Kerri Coomber, Dominique de Andrade, Nicholas Taylor, Eric Koukounas, Zara Quigg, Peter Miller
{"title":"The Consequences of Sexual Harassment in Australian Nightlife Settings.","authors":"Kira Button, Kerri Coomber, Dominique de Andrade, Nicholas Taylor, Eric Koukounas, Zara Quigg, Peter Miller","doi":"10.1177/08862605251341281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251341281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual harassment and assault are common in Australian nightlife settings; however, the consequences of such harm and factors influencing patrons' vulnerability to negative outcomes remain under-researched. This study aims to examine (a) the consequences of nightlife-related verbal (e.g., unsolicited sexual comments) and physical (e.g., groping) sexual harassment/assault, as well as pressured sexual contact and (b) the factors associated with these consequences, including demographics, prior experiences of sexual harassment, and frequency of nightlife attendance. Australian adults (<i>N</i> = 467; 72% women) who had experienced sexual harassment in nightlife settings in the past 12 months were recruited via social media advertisements and an online panel service (aged 18-64, Mdn = 25, IQR = 22, 29). Participants completed an online survey examining their experiences and consequence of nightlife sexual harassment. Very few participants reported no negative consequences following experiences of verbal harassment (2%), physical harassment/assault (4%), or pressured sexual contact (5%) in a nightlife setting in the prior 12 months. Anxiety (56%-63% range), discomfort (51%-62% range), and anger (44%-52% range) were the most frequently reported consequences. Negative binomial regression analyses found that identifying as a woman or gender-diverse, working as venue staff, and experiencing multiple harassment types was associated with reporting significantly more consequences for verbal sexual harassment. For physical sexual harassment, younger age, infrequent nightlife attendance, and experiencing multiple harassment types were associated with greater consequences, while for pressured sexual contact, only gender was significant, with women reporting more consequences than men. Sexual harassment in nightlife settings is associated with significant adverse emotional and behavioral outcomes, particularly among women, gender-diverse individuals, and those subject to multiple forms of harassment. Preventive interventions must be implemented to reduce nightlife-related sexual harassment and the associated consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251341281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicola Carone, Jacopo Tracchegiani, Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi, Tommaso Boldrini, Marco Cacioppo, Laura Muzi, Laura Antonia Lucia Parolin, Maria Quintigliano, Andrea Fontana
{"title":"Childhood Maltreatment Experiences in Mothers' and Fathers' Parental Burnout: The Mediating Role of Epistemic Stances.","authors":"Nicola Carone, Jacopo Tracchegiani, Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi, Tommaso Boldrini, Marco Cacioppo, Laura Muzi, Laura Antonia Lucia Parolin, Maria Quintigliano, Andrea Fontana","doi":"10.1177/08862605251343202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251343202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study investigated the impact of childhood maltreatment experiences on parental burnout, while also examining the mediating roles of epistemic trust, mistrust, and credulity, and exploring potential differences between mothers and fathers. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, data were collected from a community sample of 948 cisgender heterosexual parents residing in Italy (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 41.95, <i>SD</i> = 7.51; 78.90% mothers), each with at least one biological child aged 0 to 18 years (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 9.38, <i>SD</i> = 5.37), through online self-report questionnaires. Structural equation modeling revealed that parents with higher levels of childhood maltreatment reported greater levels of parental burnout, with emotional abuse emerging as the strongest indicator of maltreatment experiences. Across the entire sample, heightened maltreatment experiences were associated with reduced epistemic trust and increased epistemic mistrust, both of which significantly contributed to more severe parental burnout. Importantly, while epistemic mistrust served as a significant mediator for both mothers and fathers, epistemic credulity emerged as a significant mediator exclusively for mothers. These findings highlight the intricate pathways through which childhood maltreatment experiences can exacerbate parental burnout. From a clinical perspective, the results underscore the need to address distortions in epistemic trust to mitigate parental burnout among parents with histories of childhood maltreatment. Moreover, these findings underscore the need for awareness campaigns designed to reduce parents' hesitation to seek assistance-potentially rooted in their own experiences of childhood maltreatment and epistemic stances-and to enhance public understanding of parental burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251343202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olivia Metcalf, Lauren M Henry, Catharine E Fairbairn, Julianne C Flanagan
{"title":"Digital Technology Prediction of Anger, Aggression, and Violence: Recent Innovations and Methodological Considerations.","authors":"Olivia Metcalf, Lauren M Henry, Catharine E Fairbairn, Julianne C Flanagan","doi":"10.1177/08862605251343199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251343199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Data derived from smartphone and wearable devices, combined with artificial intelligence/machine learning, have great potential to predict, detect, and respond to emotions and behaviors related to violence, but much remains unknown about the methodology of such an approach. We report on methodological lessons learned from two independent studies (<i>N</i> = 190) conducted in adults with trauma exposure (Australia), and adult couple dyads with intimate partner violence (United States), respectively, that leveraged real-world smartphone and wearable data collection to predict anger, aggression, and violence. Both studies received ethics approval to collect self-report, physiological, and GPS data. The methodological learnings of these studies showed that at-risk populations will provide valid data regarding sensitive or socially undesirable information with the goal of predicting emotions and behavior. However, there are significant participant, technical, and data challenges, as well as ethical considerations that face this nascent area of research that we synthesize for future projects. The lessons learned from these projects have important implications for prediction of anger, aggression, and violence in at-risk populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251343199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144173957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ariana Cervantes, Genevieve M Jessen, Theodore V Cooper, Mitchell Kirwan
{"title":"A Latent Profile Analysis of Cyber Dating Abuse Among College Students: Associations With Maladaptive Personality Traits, Negative Emotionality, and Impulsivity.","authors":"Ariana Cervantes, Genevieve M Jessen, Theodore V Cooper, Mitchell Kirwan","doi":"10.1177/08862605251339636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251339636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cyber dating abuse (CDA) is a novel form of relationship violence enacted via technology, which is largely understudied despite the elevated rates during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, extant research indicates that maladaptive personality traits (psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism), negative emotionality (depression, anxiety, and stress), and impulsivity are all associated with CDA; yet, how the culmination of these factors may influence one's propensity for CDA has not been examined. Thus, the present study assessed how maladaptive personality, negative emotionality, and impulsivity may be associated with CDA and whether these characteristics could comprise distinct profiles to predict differences in CDA victimization and perpetration. Predominantly Latinx female college students (<i>N</i> = 590, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 20.35, 75.6% female) completed an online questionnaire assessing CDA, dark triad, depression, anxiety, stress, and impulsiveness. A latent profile analysis generated profiles based on background characteristics (e.g., maladaptive personality) to predict sexual and nonsexual CDA perpetration and victimization. Results from four Kruskal-Wallis tests indicated significant differences between profile membership and sexual and nonsexual CDA perpetration and victimization. Individuals in the profile with relatively low levels of maladaptive personality traits, impulsivity, and subclinical levels of negative emotionality displayed the lowest levels of CDA, which indicates that negative emotionality may function as a catalyst to exacerbate impulsively engaging in CDA. Further, impulsive individuals with greater negative emotionality may also be more likely to seek validation online and to be victimized as a result. Interventions targeting these key variables may be beneficial to reduce rates of both perpetration and victimization.</p>","PeriodicalId":16289,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Interpersonal Violence","volume":" ","pages":"8862605251339636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144173902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}