Abstract

BRINGAS-MOLLEDA, Carolina et al. Differential analysis of the perception of abuse in relationships among young people in Mexico. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.2, pp.737-748. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.13213160315.

This study aims to determine the degree of victimization experienced among a sample of both female and male Mexican young people that are studying in school. At each educational level the research analyzes the predictive power of different forms of victimization among couples regarding the two main components of abuse - feeling that they are being mistreated and fear- . 3,495 Mexican young people that were active students at the time completed the Dating Violence Questionnaire. The levels of victimization and perceptions of abuse are higher among university students in both sexes. The perception of fear is highest in female university students and male students that are in the final year of high school. Notably the study found that the number of young people that stated that they didn’t feel mistreated or felt fear, as this will hinder their disposition to end the relationship.

Keywords : violence; relationships; maltreatment; fear.

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