Victimization and Perception of Abuse in Adolescent and Young Homosexual and Heterosexual Couples in Spain

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Currently, violence in adolescent and young couples has a significant social impact on young people’s physical and psychological health. However, the study of violence in homosexual couples must also be addressed. This research analyzes the levels of violent victimization and the perception of abuse in both homosexual and heterosexual couples. Participants’ ages ranged between 14 and 29 years (M = 20.14, SD = 3.464). We used The Dating Violence Questionnaire-Revised (CUIVNO-R), which was applied in two consecutive studies. The results indicate high levels of victimization, especially in the sample of homosexual participants. The scores generally show a low perception of couple violence but high victimization rates. The results of this study reveal the importance of the issue of violence in couples from minority groups and suggest that couple violence should not be understood as unidirectional, i.e., exclusively from men to women. These findings show the need for education in healthy relationships and consideration of different types of couples in these relationships.

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Aguilera-Jiménez, N., Rodríguez-Franco, L., Rodríguez-Díaz, F. J., Alameda-Bailén, J. R., & Paíno-Quesada, S. G. (2023). Victimization and Perception of Abuse in Adolescent and Young Homosexual and Heterosexual Couples in Spain. Healthcare (Switzerland), 11(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131873

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