TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-Risk Behaviors and Dating Violence Victimization
T2 - An Examination of the Associated Risk Behaviors among Detained Female Youth
AU - King, Dione Moultrie
AU - Hatcher, Schnavia Smith
AU - Blakey, Joan Marie
AU - Mbizo, Justice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/11/10
Y1 - 2015/11/10
N2 - There are many health-risk behaviors that may elevate the risk of adolescents engaging in teenage dating violence. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the health-risk behaviors that are associated with a sample of female juvenile offenders to identify the extent to which those behaviors contribute to dating violence. The survey assessed respondents' health-risk behaviors prior to incarceration, their perceptions of quality of life, postincarceration expectations, psychosocial factors, and other social determinants. Results indicated youth exposure to dating violence, alcohol, drug, and risky sexual behaviors in the year prior to incarceration. These findings demonstrate the need to address teen dating violence with at-risk adolescents in addition to risky behaviors.
AB - There are many health-risk behaviors that may elevate the risk of adolescents engaging in teenage dating violence. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the health-risk behaviors that are associated with a sample of female juvenile offenders to identify the extent to which those behaviors contribute to dating violence. The survey assessed respondents' health-risk behaviors prior to incarceration, their perceptions of quality of life, postincarceration expectations, psychosocial factors, and other social determinants. Results indicated youth exposure to dating violence, alcohol, drug, and risky sexual behaviors in the year prior to incarceration. These findings demonstrate the need to address teen dating violence with at-risk adolescents in addition to risky behaviors.
KW - Teenage dating violence
KW - at-risk adolescents
KW - detained youth
KW - health-risk behaviors
KW - substance use
KW - teens
KW - unsafe sex practices
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U2 - 10.1080/19371918.2015.1073649
DO - 10.1080/19371918.2015.1073649
M3 - Article
C2 - 26408099
AN - SCOPUS:84945474896
SN - 1937-1918
VL - 30
SP - 559
EP - 566
JO - Social Work in Public Health
JF - Social Work in Public Health
IS - 7
ER -
