Technology-Facilitated Abuse Prevalence and Associations Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We undertook a study to determine the prevalence and associations of technology-facilitated abuse (TFA)-insults, harassment, coercion, or threats carried out using digital tools such as smartphones and computers-among a US nationally representative sample of young men.

Methods

Analyses were based on 1,079 men aged 18 to 35 years who completed questionnaires during August and September of 2014 and reported ever having been in a romantic relationship. We used validated measures to assess demographics, health service use, mental health and substance use, and TFA delivered to and received from partners in the past year. We calculated survey-weighted descriptive statistics and conducted multinomial logistic regression analysis.

Results

Overall, 4.1% of men reported

SUBMITTER: Seewald L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786424 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature