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Network features, including edge strength, centrality, and stability were investigated. Acts of teen dating violence were largely bidirectional, as opposed to reflecting distinct patterns of perpetration and victimization. There was little evidence that specific teen dating violence acts were uniquely related to distinct forms of psychopathology. Networks, which were stable over time, generalized across gender and racial/ethnic identity. Highlighting the bidirectional nature of teen dating violence, our findings outline specific acts for prevention programs to target and reinforce potential issues of distinguishing between perpetrators and victims when working with adolescents."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Searching for specificity in teen dating violence and distress: A network analytic approach"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Cohen, Joseph R.","Briley , Ava"],"dc:creator":["Govender, Theemeshni"],"dc:date":["2025-05-07","2025-05"],"dc:description":["Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01","The student, Theemeshni Govender, accepted the attached license on 2025-05-06 at 12:32.","The student, Theemeshni Govender, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2025-05-06 at 12:39.","This Thesis was approved for publication on 2025-05-07 at 07:35.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #22230 on 2025-10-19 at 19:55:45","Methodological norms inhibit our ability to understand the nature and correlates of teen dating violence. 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Network features, including edge strength, centrality, and stability were investigated. Acts of teen dating violence were largely bidirectional, as opposed to reflecting distinct patterns of perpetration and victimization. There was little evidence that specific teen dating violence acts were uniquely related to distinct forms of psychopathology. Networks, which were stable over time, generalized across gender and racial/ethnic identity. Highlighting the bidirectional nature of teen dating violence, our findings outline specific acts for prevention programs to target and reinforce potential issues of distinguishing between perpetrators and victims when working with adolescents."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129779"],"dc:language":["en","eng"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2025 Theemeshni Govender"],"dc:subject":["Teen Dating Violence","Network Analysis","Adolescence"],"dc:title":["Searching for specificity in teen dating violence and distress: A network analytic approach"],"dc:type":["text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Psychology"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["M.S."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:05Z"}