Publication
Title
Cross-sectional and temporal associations between cyber dating abuse victimization and mental health and substance use outcomes
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and temporal associations between cyber dating abuse victimization (CDAV) and mental health (i.e., anxiety, PTSD, and depression), and substance use (i.e., alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and hard drugs). We used data from the 5th and 6th waves of an ongoing longitudinal study of ethnically diverse adolescents from seven public high schools in Texas, U.S. Participants were 641 adolescents (63.3% female) with a mean age of 19.1 years (SD = .79) at Wave 5. Analyses suggested that while CDAV was associated with mental health and substance use cross-sectionally, when examining over time, it was only associated with past year hard drug and past month marijuana use. Although long-term mental health effects of CDAV did not emerge in the current study, we identified a temporal link to marijuana and hard drugs, highlighting the need for prevention efforts to incorporate messages about substance use.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of adolescence. - London
Publication
London : 2018
ISSN
0140-1971
DOI
10.1016/J.ADOLESCENCE.2018.02.009
Volume/pages
65 (2018) , p. 1-5
ISI
000432512300001
Pubmed ID
29499572
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
BOF Sabbatical Leave - Michel Walrave.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 04.03.2024
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