RT Journal Article
T1 Digital Violence in University Student Couples: England vs. Spain
A1 Hernando Gómez, Ángel
A1 Montero Fernández, Delia
A1 García Rojas, Antonio Daniel
A1 Río Olvera, Francisco Javier del
AB This research studies the prevalence of digital violence exercised through new information and communication technology (ICT) among university couples. A comparative study was carried out in England, United Kingdom, and in Spain with 831 participants. A quantitative methodology was applied 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, created for 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 through electronic devices in dating relationships among young people; 15.84% and 11.05% in the prevalence of digital violence in young couples’ relationships; 9.36% and 6.17% in the prevalence of traditional violence; and 35.78% and 22.43% in the tolerance of digital violence among students, for the English and Spanish samples, respectively. The results also show a slightly lower prevalence of digital violence in the Spanish sample with respect to the English sample, where females scored slightly higher in the perpetration of digital violence. There is a need to develop awareness, training and prevention programs against digital violence in the university context.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24096
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24096
LA eng
NO Hernando-Gómez, Á., Montero-Fernández, D., García-Rojas, A. D., & Olvera, F. J. D. R. (2024). Digital Violence in University Student Couples: England vs. Spain. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 21, Issue 7, p. 926). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070926
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026