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Shaffer et al. (2018) conducted a study on partner directed violence using data from the British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey drawn from the period of 2003-2013 (n boys = 18,441 and n girls = 17,459). | Shaffer et al. (2018) conducted a study on partner directed violence using data from the British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey drawn from the period of 2003-2013 (n boys = 18,441 and n girls = 17,459). | ||
The salient question in the survey relating to the researchers analysis of partner directed violence among adolescents was | The salient question in the survey relating to the researchers analysis of partner directed violence among adolescents was "During the past 12 months, did your boyfriend or girlfriend ever hit, slap or physically hurt you on purpose?" Response options were "no", "yes", and "not in a relationship." | ||
While finding that the rate of violence in romantic relationships among adolescents covered by the sample had been steadily declining (along with violence in general in the area sampled, British Columbia) it was found that from the three surveys conducted during the time-frame analysed by the researchers, boys were 45-58% more likely then girls to be victims of partner directed violence. | While finding that the rate of violence in romantic relationships among adolescents covered by the sample had been steadily declining (along with violence in general in the area sampled, British Columbia) it was found that from the three surveys conducted during the time-frame analysed by the researchers, boys were 45-58% more likely then girls to be victims of partner directed violence. | ||