Abstract
The objective of this research is to analyze the psychosocial adjustment on adolescent victims of dating violence, considering possible differences in terms of the frequency of victimization and sex of adolescents. The analyzed indicators of psychological and social adjustment are depressed mood, feelings of loneliness, self-concept, satisfaction with life and quality of communication with father and mother. 672 Spanish adolescents (325 girls, 347 boys), aged 12 to 19 years (M=14.45, SD=1.62) participated. The results indicated that adolescents, boys and girls, frequently victimized have less family self-concept, more communication problems with the mother, more depressive mood and feelings of loneliness and less satisfaction with life, than adolescents whose victimization is occasional. These results show the need to differentiate between both groups of adolescent victims of dating violence.
