This paper reports findings on patterns of male perpetration of physical and sexual coercion from a longitudinal study of dating violence from adolescence through college. In particular, we focus on: re-perpetration, or the extent to which men who perpetrate in adolescence are at higher risk to perpetrate in college than men who did not perpetrate in adolescence; co-occurrence, or the extent to which men who perpetrate one type of dating violence victimization (physical or sexual) are likely to perpetrate the other type; and on risk factors exhibited by men who begin perpetration in adolescence and how these differ from men who begin perpetration in college. Findings to date indicate that rates of perpetration are higher in adolescence than in college, that men who perpetrate in adolescence are around 4 time as likely to perpetrate in college as men who did not, and that the co-occurrence of perpetration is common, decreasing over time. The data suggest that one type of perpetration does increase the risk of the other type. Overall a man who commits one type of assault is 5 times more likely to commit other type during adolescence (these odds vary somewhat from 1st year of college to the 4th year of college, 5.3, 2.8, 5.8, 4.5 respectfully).
Learning Objectives: See session objectives
Keywords: Adolescents, Violence
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.