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Click Surveillance of Your Partner! Digital Violence among University Students in England

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  • Delia Montero-Fernández

    (Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain)

  • Angel Hernando-Gómez

    (Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain)

  • Antonio Daniel García-Rojas

    (Department of Pedagogy, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain)

  • Francisco Javier Del Río Olvera

    (Department of Psychology, Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation of Cadiz (INiBICA), University of Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain)

Abstract

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have given rise to new forms of contact as well as new forms of violence. This research analyses whether ICTs are the cause of a new form of digital violence and studies the prevalence of this digital violence exercised through screens among university couples. A quantitative and qualitative methodology was applied in this study: a non-probabilistic purposive or discretionary sample of 303 (Age = 22.79; SD = 47.32; 58.7% male), with the use of an ad hoc questionnaire, and two focus groups of students studying in the same country. The results reveal a prevalence of 51.04% in the perception of digital violence through electronic devices in dating relationships among young people; 15.84% in the prevalence of digital violence in young couples’ relationships; 9.36% in the prevalence of traditional violence; and 35.78% in the tolerance of digital violence among young people. The results highlight a slightly higher prevalence of women compared with men in digital violence. We conclude that there is a significant prevalence of digital violence among these young couples in the university context, which should be the subject of the creation of different awareness-raising, prevention and specific training programmes against it.

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  • Delia Montero-Fernández & Angel Hernando-Gómez & Antonio Daniel García-Rojas & Francisco Javier Del Río Olvera, 2023. "Click Surveillance of Your Partner! Digital Violence among University Students in England," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:4:p:203-:d:1111627
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    1. daniela acquadro maran & tatiana begotti, 2019. "Prevalence of Cyberstalking and Previous Offline Victimization in a Sample of Italian University Students," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-10, January.
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