Cyberviolence in adolescent and young couples: prevalence and differences according to sex, age, number of partners, and level of education

Abstract

This study analyses the prevalence of cyber-violence and cyber-victimization in adolescent and young couples and the differences according to sex, age, number of partners and level of education. The convenience sample consisted of 984 people, who were in high school, vocational training and university. The mean age was 20.61 years. The participants completed the Adolescent Partner Violence in Social Networks Scale (E-VPA) and an Ad Hoc questionnaire. The results indicated that 53.4% had experienced cyberviolence and 45.8% had suffered it. Significant differences were found in relation to sex, number and level of education, but not in relation to age. In conclusion, cyber-violence is a social problem that affects an increasing number of adolescents and young people and it is therefore necessary to continue analysing this phenomenon in order to prevent it.