Teen boys and girls
experienced similar frequencies of digital dating abuse, but girls had
increased odds of experiencing digital sexual coercion and expressing negative
emotional responses, according to a study in the Journal of Adolescence. The study revealed that girls
experienced more frequent digital sexual coercion and victimization, and that
they were more upset by the communication and expressed more negative emotional
responses to it. Both girls and boys, however, also reported they respond to direct
aggression by blocking communication.
Reed, L. A., Tolman, R. M., & Ward, M. (2017). Gender
matters: Experiences and consequences of digital dating abuse victimization in
adolescent dating relationships.
Journal of Adolescence, 59, 79-89.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.05.015
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