Prevalence and types of dating violence in adolescents and young adults

General and sex-differences in prevalence were examined with regard to physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, economical, and negligent dating violence behaviors, in 902 adolescents and youths Colombian single adults, 417 males and 485 women, 15-35 years years-old. 85.6% informed to have been object, at least once, of some abusive behavior. Not statistical differences by sex were found in this general prevalence. The more frequent maltreatment type was the psychological, continued by physical, emotional, sexual, economical, and negligent. Males informed more frequently some emotional, sexual, economical, and negligent abusive behavior than women. Not statistical differences by sex were found with regard to the physical and psychological abuse.