Poor Parenting and Antisocial Behavior Among Homeless Young Adults: Links to Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization

Though research has examined risk factors associated with street victimization among homeless young people, little is known about dating violence experiences among this group. Given homeless youths’ elevated rates of child maltreatment, it is likely that they are at high risk for dating violence. As...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2012-05, Vol.27 (7), p.1357-1373
Main Authors: Tyler, Kimberly A., Melander, Lisa A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Affective Behavior
Antisocial Behavior
Antisocial Personality Disorder - etiology
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Neglect
Childrearing Practices
Correlation
Courtship
Crime Victims
Dating (Social)
Dating services
Delinquency
Drug use
Female
Females
Homeless People
Homeless Youth
Homelessness
Humans
Male
Midwestern United States
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting - psychology
Parenting Styles
Path Analysis
Risk
Risk factors
Sexual Abuse
Substance Abuse
Victimization
Victims
Victims of Crime
Violence
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:Though research has examined risk factors associated with street victimization among homeless young people, little is known about dating violence experiences among this group. Given homeless youths’ elevated rates of child maltreatment, it is likely that they are at high risk for dating violence. As such, the current study examined the association between child maltreatment and parental warmth with dating violence perpetration and victimization through substance use and delinquency among a sample of 172 homeless males and females. Results from path analysis revealed that physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect were all significant correlates of both substance use and delinquency, whereas lack of parental warmth was only associated with substance use. Neglect and substance use had direct effects on dating violence and substance use and was found to mediate the relationship between physical abuse and dating violence. Finally, females, older youth, and non-Whites had significantly higher levels of dating violence compared with their counterparts.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260511425244