Who to Tell? A Latent Class Analysis of Adolescents' Intentions to Disclose Dating Violence.

ABSTRACT: Adolescents' willingness to disclose violence in romantic relationships has important implications for their safety and overall well-being. However, research is limited on adolescent intentions to seek help for dating violence. Using self-report data from 493 rural youth (54% male, 49.7% African American), this study examined heterogeneity of adolescent help-seeking in relation to different forms of violence and sources of potential disclosure. Latent class analyses identified four distinct groups of adolescents: (a) Multi-help-seekers (20.5%) who are likely to seek help for any form of dating violence from multiple sources, (b) Reluctant help-seekers (21.1%) who are unlikely to seek help for any form of violence from any source, (c) Informal help-seekers (28.8%) who a

SUBMITTER: Sianko N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8871598 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature