TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tomaszewska, Paulina
A1  - Schuster, Isabell
T1  - Prevalence of teen dating violence in Europe
T2  - New directions for child and adolescent development
N2  - Violence in adolescent relationships is a common problem with numerous negative short- and long-term consequences. Because most of the evidence on teen dating violence (TDV) synthesized in reviews comes from North American studies, this review aimed to compile evidence on prevalence rates of TDV based on studies identified for Europe only. Specifically, we considered different forms of TDV victimization and perpetration, gender differences, and its measurement. A systematic literature search of the most popular databases Ebsco and PubMed yielded a total of N = 34 studies, with most of the studies identified for Spain, and only a few studies in other European countries. In sum, the results revealed a great variability in prevalence rates across and within the European countries, a common pattern of gender differences, and a wide range of applied measures, corresponding with the evidence from the North American studies. Implications for future research and policy were discussed.
KW  - gender
KW  - measurement
KW  - prevalence
KW  - review
KW  - teen dating violence
KW  - victimization and perpetration
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/57496
SN  - 1534-8687
SN  - 1520-3247
VL  - 178
IS  - Special Issue: Prevalence and predictors of teen dating violence: a European perspective
SP  - 11
EP  - 37
PB  - Jossey-Bass
CY  - San Francisco
ER  -