Does the Gender Inequality Index Explain the Variation in State Prevalence Rates of Physical Teen Dating Violence Victimization?

Purpose: When the prevalence of physical teen dating violence (TDV) victimization is examined at the state level, significant variation exists; the prevalence ranges from 7.4% in Oklahoma and Vermont to 17.8% in Louisiana. Using U.S. states as the unit of analysis, this study sought to determine whe...

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Main Author: Gressard, Lindsay A.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2012
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/211
http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1224&context=iph_theses