Youth intimate partner abuse: relationship conflict among Australian youth

Youth intimate partner abuse is a pervasive issue impacting many adolescents. This thesis provides contemporary figures on the experiences of abusive behaviours in adolescent relationships. It also explores the influence of individual risk markers on perpetration of relationship aggression, and whether these operate in a manner suggested by theory. Findings showed that adolescents were most likely experiencing a combination of abuse victimisation and perpetration in their relationships. Several cognitive constructs influenced this perpetration, however developmentally relevant correlates did not prevent perpetration in an anticipated manner. These results help to inform intervention to reduce perpetration of relationship violence among youth.