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Teen Dating Violence: An Annotated Bibliography

by

Tegann Anderson
B.S. Program in Psychology: Forensic and Counseling
Mansfield University

for

PSY 2206: Research Methods I

Dr. Karri Verno
December 3, 2021
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Teen Dating Violence: An Annotated Bibliography

Teen dating violence is a topic that is not really explored. In these articles of research,

there will be multiple variables of interest studied to try and find out what factors cause these

domestic acts. Jealousy and anger will be studied to find out whether or not that is a big or

common factor with teen dating violence, what kind of traits do couples have that go through

domestic violence, and whether or not pregnancy and domestic violence have a correlation, will

all be explored. I decided to pursue this area because a lot of my friends or family members went

through abusive relationships when they were younger, and I wanted to see just exactly how

many teens report going through this and whether or not forms of help are explored throughout

the study as well.

Annotations

Wright, M. F. (2017). Intimate partner aggression and adult attachment insecurity: The mediation

of jealousy and anger. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 11(2), 187-

198. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000097 

Researchers from three universities on Southern states were looking to study the
mediation of jealousy and anger in teen dating aggression. These researchers wanted to
examine jealousy and anger in connection to romantic insecurities like attachment related
anxiety, attachment related avoidance, and anxious partner attachment. They also
conducted this research because this study has been done multiple times but solely
focusing on men and not both partners going through aggression due to jealousy/ anger.
The researchers found that these attachment insecurities do positively relate to anger and
jealousy and is what causes these aggressions. They also found that these factors, the
main ones being jealousy and attachment related anxiety, leads to relational invasion,
privacy invasion, cyber relational, and cyber privacy invasion which cause partners to
become violent towards each other.
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Lantagne, A., & Furman, W. (2020). More than the sum of two partners: A dyadic perspective on

young adult physical dating aggression. Psychology of Violence, 10 (4), 379-

389. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000267.supp

In this article the authors notice that past research had not shown reports of dating
violence in both individuals, so in this article their research is recorded to discuss both the
male and female’s character traits, relationship styles, and conflicts. The authors in this
article also were hypothesizing that anxiety and avoidance attachments and jealousy
contributed to partner aggression. They were also hypothesizing that low satisfaction
within the relationship was causing aggression. Their hypothesis was supported by the
research in the study. Each characteristic that the partner had, went, and predicted dating
aggression. As the first study, this one also predicted that jealousy, anxious styles, and
negative conflicts caused dating violence. This study shows that partner aggression needs
to be explored more within teens. If it is explored and discussed early on, more people
will not endure it or be scared to leave the situation. New ideas can be brainstormed on
how to intervene and get teenage couples the help they need when it comes to this.

Raphael, J. (2005). Teens Having Babies: The unexplored role of domestic violence. Prevention

Researcher, 12(1), 15-17. 

In this article the author is examining the relationship between teen pregnancy and
domestic violence within this relationship because it has not really been explored. It was
hypothesized that it [domestic violence] may be related to teen pregnancy which can lead
these teens to being trapped and dependent. It was also hypothesized that the pregnant
teens have a higher chance of being abused by their partners (and staying) because of
needing financial help for their situation. The hypothesis was supported by 55% of the
participants stating they have had some type of violence in their relationship. The
participants also stated not having enough support which is why these unfortunate things
happen to them. These teens need people to help them and teach them the ropes, so they
do not endure this pain, especially while carrying another life inside of them.

Brief Summary

I’ve learned that technology and jealousy are heavy influences on dating violence. All of

my articles basically came to similar conclusions. The conclusions being that jealousy, certain

attachment styles, and conflicts cause teen dating violence the most. None of the articles had

conflicting findings, all of the findings matched up and supported the hypotheses. My area was

studied after the fact. I do not think one would watch a teen get beaten by their significant other
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just for an experiment. Polls and surveys were taken in order to achieve the results of these

studies.

I only noticed surveys and polls being taken as a common assessment which is most

likely the only way to get this kind of information in an area like this. In all though, these studies

lead me to believe these teens don’t have the best support or they have not been shown the ropes.

As a parent, you should teach your teen not to put their hands on their significant other or sit

back and get hit by your significant other. They should know not to tolerate and form of

disrespect from anybody and to seek help when you need it. Teens, not even, all couples of all

age groups need to start discussing their problems with their partners before resulting to

violence. Domestic violence causes so much trauma and pain, and more intervention ideas need

to be explored while conducting research in these areas to get victims the assistance they need.