RT journal article
T1 Digital Violence in University Student Couples: England vs. Spain
A1 Hernando Gómez, Angel
A1 Montero Fernández, Delia
A1 García Rojas, Antonio Daniel
A1 Río Olvera, Francisco Javier del
A2 Psicología
K1 digital violence
K1 cyberstalking
K1 university students
K1 social networks
K1 information and communication technology
AB This research studies the prevalence of digital violence exercised through new informationand communication technology (ICT) among university couples. A comparative study was carriedout in England, United Kingdom, and in Spain with 831 participants. A quantitative methodology wasapplied with different sampling: in the United Kingdom, 303 (MAge = 22.79; SD; 47.32; 58.7% male)and in Spain, 528 (MAge = 24.29; SD = 21.41; 69.5% female). An ad hoc questionnaire was used, createdfor the detection, measurement and analysis of digital violence within affective-sexual relationships.The results reveal proportions of 51.04% and 49.82% in the perception of digital violence throughelectronic devices in dating relationships among young people; 15.84% and 11.05% in the prevalenceof digital violence in young couples’ relationships; 9.36% and 6.17% in the prevalence of traditionalviolence; and 35.78% and 22.43% in the tolerance of digital violence among students, for the Englishand Spanish samples, respectively. The results also show a slightly lower prevalence of digitalviolence in the Spanish sample with respect to the English sample, where females scored slightlyhigher in the perpetration of digital violence. There is a need to develop awareness, training andprevention programs against digital violence in the university context.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2024
FD 2024-07-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35897
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35897
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026