Foster children are at an increased risk of subsequent dating violence (DV) perpetration and victimization. One potential reason for this is that the instability associated with being in the foster care system reduces their ability to form prosocial bonds with parental figures, and thus learn prosocial norms. This is problematic since research has shown that learning about healthy relationships, particularly from one's parents, can reduce future DV perpetration and victimization. Absent stable parental figures, foster children often look to school to learn such norms because it is one of the few consistent factors within their lives. Given that there is also empirical support for gender differences in DV perpetration and victimization, the purpose of this study was to examine the gendered impact of learning about DV in school on later reported DV perpetration and victimization among foster children. Results determined that learning about DV in school reduced reports of physical victimization, but only for female foster children. In addition, results also determined that lesbian, gay, and bisexual girls were significantly more likely to report perpetrating physical and overall DV than heterosexual girls, and that nonwhite boys were more likely to learn about DV in schools than their white counterparts. These findings have important implications for future research and policy, particularly given the increase in DV among adolescents and foster children's predisposition to this crime. In addition, they provide preliminary support for the recent implementation of anti-DV programs within schools, as well as future research concerning the content and context of information sharing.

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社会性别和学校信息共享对寄养儿童约会暴力的影响

寄养儿童以后发生约会暴力（DV）并遭受伤害的风险更高。造成这种情况的一个潜在原因是，与寄养系统有关的不稳定会降低他们与父母身分形成亲社会纽带的能力，从而学习亲社会规范。这是有问题的，因为研究表明，特别是从父母那里了解健康的人际关系可以减少未来DV的犯罪和受害。由于没有稳定的父母身分，养育子女经常去学校学习这种规范，因为这是他们生活中为数不多的稳定因素之一。鉴于在DV犯罪和受害中也存在性别差异的经验支持，这项研究的目的是检验在学校中学习DV对后来报告的寄养儿童DV犯罪和受害的性别影响。结果表明，在学校学习DV可以减少人身伤害的报道，但仅限于寄养女童。此外，研究结果还确定，与异性恋女孩相比，女同性恋，男同性恋和双性恋女孩更有可能报告生理和整体DV，而非白人男孩比白人白人更有可能在学校学习DV。这些发现对未来的研究和政策具有重要意义，特别是考虑到青少年DV的增加以及儿童对这种犯罪的易感性。此外，