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International Family and Community Studies
~ August Orientation ~
Natasha Sianko, PhD
Clemson UniversityAugust 2014
pre-IFNL Brief background
IFNL, then and now
Moved to the US to start IFCS in 2007
The happiest summer 2012
Professional & Teaching Experience Research Assistant Professor, Institute on Family &
Neighborhood Life, Clemson University (2012 - present) Washington Policy Fellow, American Orthopsychiatric
Association (2010-2011)
Courses taught and co-taught FCS 813 (Research Methods I & II) FCS 840 (Topics in Societal and International Research) PO SC 305 (Democracy building in post-conflict societies,
“creative inquiry”) PSYCH 498 (The Global Community, “creative inquiry”) Foreign language and culture courses
More background . . .
• Violence prevention • Community development and democracy
promotion • Social justice and human rights • Children’s right to participation • Indicator development for social research and
policy
Research interests
Teen dating violence Introduction
PI: Dr. Jim McDonell
Teen Dating Violence (TDV) Research site
TDV Study design
Community context
Teachers & service
providers
caregivers
589 teens
X 4 years = 4 waves
What we know Selected findings from Wave I
Dating violence experience
Selected findings from Wave I
Predictors of DV perpetrationPredictors of DV victimization
Risk factors Involvement in violent relationships
What we don’t know
E.g., exposure to family violence, depression, substance abuse,
caregiver’s experience of DV, parenting style, DV perpetration/ victimization
Risk factors Involvement in violent relationships:
(a) victim(b) perpetrator
Moderators of TDV
Parenting style
Witnessing family violence Involvement in
violent relationships: (a) victim
Moderators of TDV
Parenting style
Nurturing parenting - a buffer of dating violence victimization among teens
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Nurturing parenting - a buffer of dating violence perpetration among teens
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Witnessing family violence
What is next
Developmental factorsDevelopmental and gender differences in the way risk and protective factors play out in TDV victimization and perpetration
Community influencesCommunity characteristics that put teens at risk for becoming involved in violent dating relationships Community beliefs about dating violence and rates of child maltreatment/ # of teens who experienced violence in a dating relationship
What is next
Latent growth curve modelingIdentify multilevel factors that define developmental trajectory of adolescent dating violence
Individual ->
Family ->
Community ->
What is next
TDV & technology
Thank you!!!