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Consequences of Involvement in Distinct Patterns of Adolescent Peer and Dating Violence

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Typological theoretical perspectives suggest that the consequences of involvement in peer and dating violence may depend on the particular pattern of violent behaviors that youth experience and/or engage in. Yet few studies have examined whether distinct patterns of dating and peer violence involvement differentially predict developmental outcomes. Using two waves of data, the current study examined the prospective associations between distinct patterns of peer and dating aggression and victimization, identified using latent class analysis, and a range of potential developmental outcomes in a general population sample of adolescents in the 8th to 10th grades (n = 3068; 46% female, 58% White, 31% Black, 11% other race/ethnicity). The findings suggest that, compared to youth involved in other patterns of violence, youth involved in peer and dating violence as aggressors and victims are at greatest risk for negative sequelae, although results differed considerably for girls and boys and on the outcome variable and comparison groups being examined.

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Authors’ Contributions

H.L.M.R. conceived of the study research questions and hypotheses, conducted statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript; V.F. designed and coordinated the parent study and helped to draft the manuscript; M.C., N.G., and S.E. helped draft the manuscript. N.G. reviewed the analytic methods for quality. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Development of the National Institutes of Health under award number 1R21HD087781-01.

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McNaughton Reyes, H.L., Foshee, V.A., Chen, M.S. et al. Consequences of Involvement in Distinct Patterns of Adolescent Peer and Dating Violence. J Youth Adolescence 47, 2371–2383 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0902-x

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