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Teen Dating Violence: The Influence Of Friendships And School Context, Peggy C. Giordano, Angela M. Kaufman-Parks, Wendy D. Manning, Monica A. Longmore
Teen Dating Violence: The Influence Of Friendships And School Context, Peggy C. Giordano, Angela M. Kaufman-Parks, Wendy D. Manning, Monica A. Longmore
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Prior research has examined parental and peer influences on teen dating violence (TDV), but fewer studies have explored the role of broader social contexts. Using data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), the present research examines the effect of variations in school context on teen dating violence perpetration, while taking into account parental, peer, and demographic factors. Drawing on interview data from 955 adolescents across 32 different schools, results indicate that net of parents’ and friends’ use of violence, the normative climate of schools, specifically school-level teen dating violence, is a significant predictor of respondents’ own violence perpetration. School-level …