Protective Factors for Multiple Forms of Interpersonal Violence Experienced by Adolescent Latinas
Creators: name: Rivas-Koehl, Matthew
name: Valido, Alberto
name: Aguilar, Tatiana
name: Espelage, Dorothy L.
name: Robinson, Luz E.
name: Wyman, Peter
Publisher: name: American Psychological Association (APA)
Year: 2024

description: <p>Interpersonal violence during adolescence is associated with a variety of detrimental physical and mental health outcomes. Cross-sectional data from Latinas (n = 1,087) attending 19 high schools in Colorado during the 2017&ndash;2018 school year were analyzed to capture protective factors associated with interpersonal violence victimization. The purpose of the present study is to inform the literature on the potential protective factors for multiple forms of victimization experienced by adolescent Latinas. A series of multiple regression models were conducted for the outcomes of peer victimization, dating violence victimization, sexual violence victimization, and polyvictimization. Specifically, the eight protective factors included family support, positive friends, generosity, trusted adults, healthy activities, spirituality, access to counseling, and access to medical services. Results indicated that family support, access to counseling, access to medical services, and healthy activities were each negatively associated with various forms of interpersonal victimization. However, other &ldquo;protective factors&rdquo; like generosity and trusted adults were positively associated with other forms of interpersonal victimization. As the Latinx community continues to grow in the United States, it is imperative that interpersonal violence prevention approaches center the experiences of adolescent Latinas. La violencia interpersonal durante la adolescencia se asocia con una variedad de resultados perjudiciales para la salud f&iacute;sica y mental. Se analizaron datos transversales de latinas (n = 1,087) que asist&iacute;an a 19 preparatorias en Colorado durante el a&ntilde;o escolar 2017&ndash;2018 para determinar los factores de protecci&oacute;n asociados con la victimizaci&oacute;n por violencia interpersonal. El prop&oacute;sito del presente estudio es contribuir a la literatura en la materia sobre los posibles factores de protecci&oacute;n para las m&uacute;ltiples formas de victimizaci&oacute;n experimentadas por las latinas adolescentes. Se aplic&oacute; una serie de modelos de regresi&oacute;n m&uacute;ltiple para los resultados de victimizaci&oacute;n por compa&ntilde;eros, victimizaci&oacute;n por violencia en el noviazgo, victimizaci&oacute;n por violencia sexual y polivictimizaci&oacute;n. De manera espec&iacute;fica, los ocho factores de protecci&oacute;n inclu&iacute;an el apoyo familiar, los amigos positivos, la generosidad, los adultos de confianza, las actividades saludables, la espiritualidad, el acceso a asesor&iacute;a y el acceso a servicios m&eacute;dicos. Los resultados indicaron que el apoyo familiar, el acceso a asesor&iacute;a, el acceso a servicios m&eacute;dicos y las actividades saludables se asociaban negativamente con diversas formas de victimizaci&oacute;n interpersonal. Sin embargo, otros &ldquo;factores de protecci&oacute;n&rdquo; como la generosidad y los adultos de confianza se asociaron positivamente con otras formas de victimizaci&oacute;n interpersonal. A medida que la comunidad latina sigue creciendo en EE.UU., es esencial que los enfoques de prevenci&oacute;n de la violencia interpersonal se centren en las experiencias de las adolescentes latinas.</p>