Table 5.
Comparisons of lifetime prevalence rates of adolescent dating abuse (ADA) by age and sex among 14- to 21-year-olds (n = 1058)
| Form of ADA | 14- to 15-year-olds | 16- to 17-year-olds | 18- to 21-year-olds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 196) | (n = 379) | (n = 483) | ||||||||||
| Females (n = 97) | Males (n = 99) | d | p value | Females (n = 188) | Males (n = 191) | d | p value | Females (n = 234) | Males (n = 249) | d | p value | |
| Psychological ADA | ||||||||||||
| Victimization | 33.3% (31) | 24.8% (32) | .13 | .37 | 45.3% (78) | 32.0% (56) | .19 | .07 | 52.1% (120) | 40.9% (96) | .15 | .11 |
| Perpetration | 36.9% (35) | 16.5% (28) | .37 | .01 | 47.6% (81) | 25.6% (49) | .32 | <.01 | 48.1% (126) | 42.7% (101) | .07 | .45 |
| Non-defensive physical ADA | ||||||||||||
| Victimization | 11.6% (13) | 6.5% (11) | .17 | .24 | 10.3% (24) | 14.7% (28) | .09 | .38 | 25.7% (59) | 26.5% (55) | .01 | .90 |
| Perpetration | 7.5% (9) | a | 19.7% (33) | 8.7% (21) | .13 | .03 | 29.5% (65) | 17.1% (32) | .19 | .04 | ||
| Sexual ADA | ||||||||||||
| Victimization | 11.1% (10) | 6.5% (7) | .11 | .45 | 12.3% (26) | 2.6% (10) | .34 | <.01 | 15.1% (36) | 12.4% (24) | .05 | .58 |
| Perpetration | a | a | a | 4.5% (9) | 3.0% (9) | 6.0% (17) | .11 | .24 | ||||
Data were collected online in 2011 and 2012. One 13-year-old was included in the analysis and is incorporated into the ‘14- to 15-year-olds’ column
a
Not shown because ≤5 observations