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A 3 page article critique that addresses research performed by Smith, White and Holland, "A Longitudinal Perspective on Dating Violence Among Adolescent and College Age Women," which is significant research because of its implications for social work and designing more efficient interventions to address this problem. The study results show that there is a significant statistical connection between being assaulted as an adolescent in a dating relationship and the risk of victimization in the college-years. No additional sources cited.
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work and designing more efficient interventions to address this problem. The study results show that there is a significant statistical connection between being assaulted as an adolescent in a dating
relationship and the risk of victimization in the college-years. The introduction also serves as the literature review and is effective in establishing the rationale for the study, as well
as reviewing previous research on this topic. The study was replicated over 2 cohorts, addressing all women aged 18 to 19 who were entering the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro as freshmen in 1990 and 1991 (n=1569). These women completed 5 surveys over the next 4 years, with each survey covering a "non-overlapping period of the students life: childhood,
adolescence and each of 4 years of college" (Smith, White and Holland, 2003, p. 1104). The researchers were very comprehensive in their definitions of violence, as they classified instances
of verbal abuse, as well as physical abuse, such as being hit or having something thrown at them, as well as sexual assault. The research employed a modified version of
the violence subscale that is part of the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS). Regarding modification of this instrument, the researchers offer a logical explanation of their changes. Also, using a this
previously tested instrument, indicates that issues of validity and reliability were also adequately addressed. The results are given according to the type of victimization (physical, sexual or co-victimization). The
most common form in adolescence was experiencing verbally coercive sexual assault, which was 15.1 percent, with an increase to 21.1 percent by the end of college. As these statistics
suggests, the results are detailed, offering meaningful comparisons between groups of participants that give the reader a good overall picture of the data. From the data, the researchers made observations
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