Online Intrusiveness, online jealousy and dating aggression in young adults: a cross-national study, Spain-Italy

The current study aims to analyze the impact of online and conventional couple quality on the explanation of dating aggression in Spain and Italy. 312 Italian and 430 Spanish university students participated in the study. Logistic regression analysis showed that conflicts increased the likelihood to...

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Authors: Sánchez Jiménez, Virginia, Muñoz Fernández, Noelia, Nocentini, Annalaura, Ortega Ruiz, Rosario, Menesini, Ersilia
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/68998
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/68998
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dating aggression
Conflicts
Online intrusiveness
Online jealousy
Young adults
Conflitti
Instrusività online
Gelosia online
Giovane adultità
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Summary:The current study aims to analyze the impact of online and conventional couple quality on the explanation of dating aggression in Spain and Italy. 312 Italian and 430 Spanish university students participated in the study. Logistic regression analysis showed that conflicts increased the likelihood to be involved in psychological and physical aggression in both countries. Transgressive behavior increased the odds of being involved in physical and psychological aggression in Spain and in psychological aggression in Italy. Online intrusiveness influenced Spanish participants’ involvement in physical and psychological dating aggression while online jealousy was the main predictor of both types of aggression in Italy. Results are discussed in terms of the insecurity that seems to characterize dating aggression in young adulthood