The Psychology of Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships [Paperback]

Domestic violence in adolescent romantic relationships is an increasingly important and only recently acknowledged social issue. This book provides conceptual frameworks for the design and evaluation of interventions with a focus on developing evidence based practice, as well as a research, practice and policy agenda for consideration.1. Contextualising Violence and Abuse in Adolescent Romantic Relationships 2. The Impact of Adolescent Dating Violence 3. Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Dating Violence 4. Issues in Adolescent Dating Violence Risk Assessment 5. What Works When Intervening in Adolescent Dating Violence? 6. A Framework for Designing Interventions for Adolescent Dating Violence 7. A Framework for Evaluating Interventions for Adolescent Dating Violence 8. Drawing It All Together: A Research, Practice and Policy Agenda

The contribution of this book is its highlighting the need for more research in this area of adolescence. & This book provides an exceptional foundation for those interested in furthering the development of prevention as well as intervention of dating violence specifically during the period of adolescence. (Abigail Matthew, Adolescent Research Review, Vol. 3, 2018)

The book effectively introduced and contextualized adolescent dating violence, described its lasting consequences, and offered directions for how future research should be organized and implemented. Future dating violence researchers and practitioners should appreciate this work by using it as a first port of call when designing trials and interventions. This book has made a significant contribution to the study of adolescence by helping dating violence gain scientific relevancy & . (Daniel Edwards, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 45, 2016)

The Psychology of Violence in Adolescent Romantic Relationships provides an in-depth explanation of how violence has transformed relationships amongl£.