
Gender Variations in Dating Violence and Positive Conflict Resolution Among Mexican Adolescents
The present study examined gender variations on dating violence and conflict resolution among Mexican adolescents. Two hundred and eighty-five high school students, aged 15 to 18 years, were recruited in Monterrey, Mexico. Verbal-emotional abuse was positively related to physical abuse
and negatively associated with engagement of positive conflict resolution. No gender differences were found in physical abuse, verbal-emotional abuse, and positive conflict resolution. The findings have implications for the development of teen relationship violence intervention programs that
focus on teaching positive conflict resolution skills to Mexican youth.
Keywords: INTERPERSONAL NEGOTIATION SKILLS; PHYSICAL ABUSE; TEEN RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE; VERBAL-EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: August 1, 2009
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