Acceptance of dating violence (ADV) is a cognitive risk factor for violence perpetration and a common target of prevention programs. However, frequently used items assessing ADV are characterized by heteronormative item wording, and limited research has evaluated the degree to which ADV items function equivalently for both heterosexual and sexual minority youth (SMY). The current study sought to determine if there are differences in the way heterosexual and SMY respond to ADV survey items. Secondary data from a total of 2,014 adolescents ( Mage = 16.78) were used to examine differences in ADV. Results of differential item functioning analysis indicated nonuniform differential item functioning for two of eight ADV items, with heterosexual youth being more likely to express strong levels of agreements with (a) female-perpetrated physical violence in response to male-perpetrated violence and (b) female-perpetrated violence against males broadly, relative to SMY. Although these differences were of negligible magnitude and only resulted in minimal differences in overall expected average scores, heterosexual youth were more likely to strongly accept female-perpetrated dating violence compared to SMY. Findings highlight differences in ADV item response patterns across heterosexual and sexual minority identifying youth and provide preliminary evidence for group differences in acceptance of female-perpetrated dating violence. Implications for prevention programming based on current findings include greater focus on measure adaptation and development as well as more consensus on the necessity of preventing female-perpetrated violence.

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态度决定一切：检查异性恋和性少数青少年对暴力物品的接受程度，以了解不同物品的作用

接受约会暴力（ADV）是暴力实施的认知风险因素，也是预防计划的共同目标。然而，评估 ADV 的常用项目的特点是异性恋项目措辞，并且有限的研究评估了 ADV 项目对异性恋和性少数青少年 (SMY) 的同等作用程度。当前的研究试图确定异性恋和 SMY 对 ADV 调查项目的反应方式是否存在差异。来自总共 2,014 名青少年的二手数据（ M年龄= 16.78）用于检查 ADV 的差异。差异项目功能分析的结果表明，八个 ADV 项目中的两个的差异项目功能不均匀，异性恋青年更有可能表达强烈的一致意见：(a) 女性针对男性实施的暴力实施身体暴力，以及 (b)相对于 SMY，女性对男性实施的暴力更广泛。尽管这些差异的大小可以忽略不计，并且仅导致总体预期平均分数差异很小，但与 SMY 相比，异性恋青年更有可能强烈接受女性实施的约会暴力。研究结果强调了异性恋和性少数群体在识别青少年时 ADV 项目反应模式的差异，并为接受女性实施约会暴力的群体差异提供了初步证据。根据当前调查结果对预防规划的影响包括更加注重措施的调整和制定，以及就预防女性实施暴力的必要性达成更多共识。