Perfil psicosocial de adolescentes españoles agresores y víctimas de violencia de pareja

Resumo

The objective of this study was to analyze possible differences in life satisfaction, depressive mood, self-concept and family communication among adolescents not involved in dating violence, bullies, victims, occasionally involved in a role of aggressor-victim and frequently involved in a role of aggressor-victim were analyzed. 672 Spanish adolescents (325 girls, 347 boys) between 12 and 19 years (M = 14.45, SD = 1.62) participated in this study. The results show a more negative psychosocial profile in girls victims of dating violence and boys frequently involved in the role of aggressor-victim. More difficulties in family communication were also observed in girls with high involvement in dating violence. These results show the existence of different psychosocial profiles in adolescents, boys and girls, involved in different roles in dating violence and the usefulness of considering these specific profiles in the development of intervention programs.