@misc{10498/32477,
year = {2023},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32477},
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.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {digital violence},
keywords = {cyberstalking; university students},
keywords = {social networks},
keywords = {information and communication technology},
title = {Click Surveillance of Your Partner! Digital Violence among University Students in England},
doi = {10.3390/SOCSCI12040203},
author = {Montero-Fernández, Delia and Hernando-Gómez, Angel and García-Rojas, Antonio Daniel and Río Olvera, Francisco Javier del},
}