Abstract

ROZO-SANCHEZ, María Margarita; MORENO-MENDEZ, Jaime Humberto; PERDOMO-ESCOBAR, Sandra Jimena  and  AVENDANO-PRIETO, Bertha Lucía. Model of violence in the relationships of Colombian adolescent couples. Suma Psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.1, pp.55-63.  Epub Oct 25, 2019. ISSN 0121-4381.  https://doi.org/10.14349/sumapsi.2019.v26.n1.7.

The present study aimed to develop a model of the association of adjustment problems with aggression and victimization of violence in Colombian adolescent cou ple relationships. A sample was taken of 599 adolescents with ages between 13 and 19 years, schooled in public and private educational institutions of Bogota, Colombia. The Children and Adolescents Behavior Assessment System Questionnaire -version of Self-Re port and the Conflict Inventory in Relationships in Adolescent Dating was applied. For the analysis of the data, a model of structural equations was used. Two models determined differentially by the sex variable are presented; In men, adjustment problems are relat ed to aggression and in women they are associated with victimization, findings that of fer guidelines for the prevention and intervention of partner violence in adolescents.

Keywords : violence; adolescence; dating; victimization; adjustment.

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