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Bernadette Ombayo1, Beverly Black2
1School of Social Work, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA Bkombayo@memphis.edu.
Abstract:
Teen dating violence (TDV) is associated with poor school outcomes such as lower grades, difficulty concentrating, reduced attendance, and decreased overall school engagement. Gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual risk behaviors are risk factors often associated with TDV as well as school outcomes, yet little is known about the effect of their interactions on school outcomes. This study fills this knowledge gap by analyzing data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (N = 6,818) to explore the moderating effects of gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual risk behaviors on the relationship between TDV and school outcomes (grades and difficulty concentrating). χ2 and t tests conducted revealed that individuals who experienced TDV had poorer school outcomes than those who did not. Moderation analyses found that age and ethnicity moderated the effect of TDV on difficulty concentrating in school. Findings signal the need for tailored multicomponent violence prevention interventions in schools.
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