Violencia en el noviazgo y su relación con la ansiedad, la depresión y el estrés en jóvenes universitarios andaluces / Dating violence and its relationship with anxiety, depression, and stress in young Andalusian university students

Objetivo: Analizar la prevalencia de la violencia en el noviazgo (VN) y su relación con los estados de depresión, ansiedad y estrés en jóvenes universitarios andaluces. Método Estudio cuantitativo descriptivo transversal en 8 universidades públicas de Andalucía. La recogida de datos se realizó de septiembre a noviembre de 2020 a través de un cuestionario autoadministrado que incluía variables sociodemográficas y variables relacionadas con la VN, depresión, ansiedad y estrés. Para el análisis de los datos se realizó un descriptivo y pruebas no paramétricas a través de la U de Mann-Whitney y rho de Spearman para la relación entre variables. Resultados: Participaron 1.091 jóvenes universitarios andaluces. La VN más prevalente fue la psicológica, incluyendo conductas relacionadas con el ciberacoso, control-vigilancia y psicoemocional (68,42-42,90%), seguida de la sexual (16,68-3,57%) y por último la física (5,60-1,92%). Se mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en función del sexo y la VN, donde las chicas puntuaron más alto en ser víctimas de conductas relacionadas con el ciberacoso, control-vigilancia y sexual, y los chicos en perpetrar violencia de tipo psicoemocional, física y sexual. Todos los tipos de VN evidenciaron correlaciones significativas y positivas con la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés, menos la VN física perpetrada con el estrés. Conclusiones: La alta prevalencia de VN y su relación con la salud mental muestran la importancia de realizar investigaciones en esta línea en el ámbito educativo, ya que es un espacio garante de relaciones igualitarias y promotor de la salud.(AU)

Aim: To analyze the prevalence of dating violence (DV) and its relationship with states of depression, anxiety, and stress in young Andalusian university students. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study in 8 public universities in Andalusia. Data collection was carried out from September to November 2020 through a self-administered questionnaire that included sociodemographic variables and variables related to DV, depression, anxiety, and stress. For the analysis of the data, descriptive and nonparametric tests were performed through the U Mann–Whitney and Spearman rho for the relationship between variables. Results: Thousand ninety-one young university students from Andalusia were participated. The most prevalent DV was psychological, including behaviors related to cyberbullying, control-surveillance and psychoemotional (68.42-42.90%), followed by sexual (16.68-3.57%) and finally physical (5.60-1.92%). Statistically significant differences were shown according to sex and DV, where girls scored higher in being victims of behaviors related to cyberbullying, control-surveillance and sexual, and boys in perpetrating psycho-emotional, physical and sexual violence. All types of DV showed significant and positive correlations with depression, anxiety, and stress, except physical DV perpetrated with stress. Conclusions: The high prevalence of DV and its relationship with mental health show the importance of conducting research on this line in the educational field, since it is a space that guarantees egalitarian relationships and promotes health.(AU)

Short version of the Multidimensional Scale of Dating Violence (MSDV 2.0) in Spanish-language: Instrument development and psychometric evaluation.

AIMS: To develop and psychometrically test the short version of the Multidimensional Scale of Dating Violence (MSDV 2.0) in Spanish-language to detect violence perpetrated and suffered in dating relationships. DESIGN: A psychometric instrument development and validation study. METHODS: A two-phase approach was used: Phase (1) the items of the original instrument were revised and new items related to online violence and sexual violence were incorporated. Content validation by a Delphi panel with 25 psychometric and dating violence experts were performed. Next, a face validity was performed in 32 students followed by a pilot study in another 74 participants. Phase (2) Psychometric validation, the instrument was tested in a sample of 1091 university students, analysing the psychometric properties based on construct validity and internal consistency. The study was conducted from September to November 2020 in the context of the Andalusian Public University System. RESULTS: In phase (1) 42 items for each subscale (perpetration, victimization) were accepted by the Delphi panel, and acceptable values were obtained for the criteria of clarity, coherence, and relevance. In phase (2) the MSDV 2.0 showed acceptable psychometric properties. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a five-dimensional structure with 18 items for each subscale with excellent fit rates. Reliability analysis indicated adequate internal consistency (α = .879-.802) and correlations with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (ρ = .418-.225) and the self-perceived health item (ρ = .380-.179), providing evidence of its convergent validity. Cut-off points were also calculated for each dimension, with their corresponding sensitivity and specificity, indicating to be a good instrument for detecting possible cases of dating violence. CONCLUSION: The MSDV 2.0 is the only short instrument published to date that measures the dating violence suffered and perpetrated taking into account all its dimensions. Its use would serve as support in prevention programs and design of public policies. IMPACT: The short version of the MSDV 2.0 could be a comprehensive enough instrument to enable a detection and evaluation of dating violence in the educational setting.

Dating violence and its relationship with anxiety, depression, and stress in young Andalusian university students.

AIM: To analyze the prevalence of dating violence (DV) and its relationship with states of depression, anxiety, and stress in young Andalusian university students. METHOD: Cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study in 8 public universities in Andalusia. Data collection was carried out from September to November 2020 through a self-administered questionnaire that included sociodemographic variables and variables related to dating violence, depression, anxiety, and stress. For the analysis of the data, descriptive and nonparametric tests were performed through the U Mann-Whitney and Spearman Rho for the relationship between variables. RESULTS: Thousand ninety-one young university students from Andalusia participated. The most prevalent DV was psychological, including behaviors related to cyberbullying, control-surveillance and psychoemotional (68.42-42.90%), followed by sexual (16.68-3.57%) and finally physical (5.60-1.92%). Statistically significant differences were shown according to sex and DV, where girls scored higher in being victims of behaviors related to cyberbullying, control-surveillance and sexual, and boys in perpetrating psycho-emotional, physical and sexual violence. All types of DV showed significant and positive correlations with depression, anxiety, and stress, except physical DV perpetrated with stress. CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of DV and its relationship with mental health show the importance of conducting research on this line in the educational field, since it is a space that guarantees egalitarian relationships and promotes health.

Instruments used to measure dating violence: A systematic review of psychometric properties.

AIMS: To identify, synthesize and evaluate the psychometric properties of instruments that measure dating violence (DV). DESIGN: Psychometric systematic literature review. DATA SOURCES: The databases SCOPUS, PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, and Web of Science were searched up to December 2021. REVIEW METHOD: We evaluated the psychometric properties of the instruments included and their methodological quality using the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist and Terwee's quality criteria. The Modified Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to rate the best available evidence. The entire process was carried out by three independent reviewers. The review was registered at PROSPERO (registry number CRD42020161137). RESULTS: A total of 35 studies evaluated 29 instruments measuring DV. Most studies reported data on content validity, structural validity and internal consistency. No studies tested measurement error and responsiveness. Only one instruments tested cross-cultural validity. It is of interest that the data reported for content validity were the worst evaluated, despite the fact that content validity is one of the key properties in developing and validating the measuring instrument. CONCLUSIONS: There are a significant number of instruments published in this field, and it is important to evaluate and show their psychometric properties to help select evidence-based instruments. After carrying out the evaluation following the COSMIN guidelines, the authors of this study recommend that the three most suitable instruments are CADRI, WAS/Chinese version and PMWI-SF/Portuguese version (in that order). IMPACT: Identifying and evaluating DV is the first step in designing effective interventions. To achieve this, it is necessary to have validated instruments with suitable psychometric properties. To date, this is the only published systematic review evaluating the psychometric properties of instruments that measure DV which reports on their methodological qualities. The results we found show a growing trend in developing new instruments, with the most suitable approach being to make a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the instrument that best suits the value to be measured. In this way, data can be compared between different countries and standardized health care plans and policies designed to achieve better health outcomes. This study may help future researchers to choose the most suitable instrument for their research.