Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

Interpersonal violence in the youth population: descending, ascending and partner violence

The aim of this symposium is to take a close look at the nature of the violence imposed by young people and adolescents in different contexts and their relation with family, personal and risky contextual factors. In an intra-family context, the first two presentations will be focused on the analysis of the specific characteristics and risk factors associated to ascending violence (children-parents) providing data gathered from a sample of children and adolescents in Madrid. The last two speakers will be focused on the problem that violence entails in dating relationships among young people and adolescents. On the one hand, there will be a detailed analysis of the risk and protective factors associated to violence in a large sample of adolescents in Madrid. On the other hand, the contents of a prevention proposal and the results obtained after its implementation in a sample of young people from Madrid will be presented. 

Dr. Marina Muñoz Rivas. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology by the Complutense University of Madrid and professor in the Department of Biological and Health Psychology in the Psychology Faculty at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Currently, she coordinates the Area of Clinical Psychology in the Centre of Applied Psychology and the Master of General Health Psychology at the same University. Over the past 10 years, her lines of research have been focused on the study of dating relationships in Spanish youth. She has directed several Research and Development (I+D) research projects focused on the analysis of the prevalence and the characteristics of the phenomenon in more than 6000 adolescents and youths in Madrid and, more recently, the development and implementation of a specific prevention programme in schools. Currently, in a representative sample of Spanish youth and adolescents, the associated risk and protective factors are being analysed with the aim to develop a preventive intervention guide for social elements (family, school, society, health professionals).