Adolescent cyber dating abuse victimization and its associations with substance use, and sexual behaviors

• This study is one of the first to investigate the associations between cyber dating abuse victimization and risk behaviors.
• The links between victimization, substance use, and sexual (risk) behaviors among adolescents were investigated.
• Victims of cyber dating abuse were more likely to report episodic heavy drinking than non-victims across gender.
• Victimization was also linked to more frequent alcohol use among males and having had unprotected sex among females.