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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma

Relationship Between Violence Against Children and Dating Violence Patterns Among Brazilian Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis

  • Claudia Leite de Moraes1
  • Daniela Porto Faus2
  • Michael Eduardo Reichenheim1
  • Marcia C. Castro3
  • Stella Regina Taquette4
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  1. 1Institute of Social Medicine Hesio Cordeiro, Rio de Janeiro State University (IMS/UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524 / 7º andar, Bloco D, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550013 Brasil
  2. 2Maternity-School hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rua das Laranjeiras, 180 - Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22240-00 Brasil
  3. 3Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 USA
  4. 4Faculty of Medical Sciences, Rio de Janeiro State University (FCM/UERJ), Avenida Professor Manuel de Abreu, 444, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-170 Brasil
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Abstract

Studies examining the associations between violence against children (VAC) and patterns of adolescent dating violence (DV) perpetration and victimization using person-centered analytic approaches remain limited and have yielded inconsistent findings. This study addresses whether emotional, physical, and sexual violence against children (VAC) are risk factors for distinct patterns of adolescent dating violence (DV), considering adolescents’ gender and their roles as victims or perpetrators. This is a school based cross-sectional study that involved a stratified cluster sample of 550 s-year high school students from thirteen schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to detect VAC, while DV was identified using the Brazilian version of the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI). Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to identify classes of individuals based on their response patterns to the CADRI items. Multinomial regression analysis examined the relationships between VAC and DV patterns. Among girls, no single type of VAC increased the odds of belonging to the most severe perpetration class of DV. However, childhood sexual abuse increased fivefold (OR: 5.72; 95% CI: 2.51–13.06) the likelihood of belonging to the most severe DV victimization class. Among boys, childhood emotional (OR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.65 - 16.57) and physical abuse (OR: 2.66; 95% CI: 1.01 - 7.05) were associated with higher odds of DV perpetration. Emotional VAC increased boys’ likelihood of belonging to the poly-victimization class (OR: 5.97; 95% CI: 1.95 - 18.30). Childhood physical abuse also increased their likelihood of belonging to severe class by more than three-fold (OR: 3.60; 95% CI: 1.80–7.21). The effects of childhood victimization on adolescent DV differ by sex, type of childhood violence, and whether the adolescent is a perpetrator or victim. These findings underscore the need for sex-specific and trauma-informed strategies to prevent dating violence during adolescence.

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@article{moraes2026relationship,
  title = {{Relationship Between Violence Against Children and Dating Violence Patterns Among Brazilian Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis}},
  author = {Claudia Leite de Moraes and Daniela Porto Faus and Michael Eduardo Reichenheim and Marcia C. Castro and Stella Regina Taquette},
  journal = {Journal of Child \& Adolescent Trauma},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.1007/s40653-026-00939-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-026-00939-7},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Relationship Between Violence Against Children and Dating Violence Patterns Among Brazilian Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis
AU  - Claudia Leite de Moraes
AU  - Daniela Porto Faus
AU  - Michael Eduardo Reichenheim
AU  - Marcia C. Castro
AU  - Stella Regina Taquette
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/03
JO  - Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma
DO  - 10.1007/s40653-026-00939-7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-026-00939-7
AB  - Studies examining the associations between violence against children (VAC) and patterns of adolescent dating violence (DV) perpetration and victimization using person-centered analytic approaches remain limited and have yielded inconsistent findings. This study addresses whether emotional, physical, and sexual violence against children (VAC) are risk factors for distinct patterns of adolescent dating violence (DV), considering adolescents’ gender and their roles as victims or perpetrators. This is a school based cross-sectional study that involved a stratified cluster sample of 550 s-year high school students from thirteen schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to detect VAC, while DV was identified using the Brazilian version of the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI). Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to identify classes of individuals based on their response patterns to the CADRI items. Multinomial regression analysis examined the relationships between VAC and DV patterns. Among girls, no single type of VAC increased the odds of belonging to the most severe perpetration class of DV. However, childhood sexual abuse increased fivefold (OR: 5.72; 95% CI: 2.51–13.06) the likelihood of belonging to the most severe DV victimization class. Among boys, childhood emotional (OR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.65 - 16.57) and physical abuse (OR: 2.66; 95% CI: 1.01 - 7.05) were associated with higher odds of DV perpetration. Emotional VAC increased boys’ likelihood of belonging to the poly-victimization class (OR: 5.97; 95% CI: 1.95 - 18.30). Childhood physical abuse also increased their likelihood of belonging to severe class by more than three-fold (OR: 3.60; 95% CI: 1.80–7.21). The effects of childhood victimization on adolescent DV differ by sex, type of childhood violence, and whether the adolescent is a perpetrator or victim. These findings underscore the need for sex-specific and trauma-informed strategies to prevent dating violence during adolescence.
SN  - 1936-1521
SN  - 1936-153X
ER  -