This study aimed to analyze the factorial structure and reliability of the Violence in Adolescent's Dating Relationship Inventory (VADRI) and to get a shorter form to facilitate its application in the Mexican context. Participants were 1,055 Mexican' students which ages ranged between 14 and 22 years (M = 17.66, SD = 1.95). The 48.1% were females. A principal component analysis resulted in a three-factor structure which that was confirmed in the confirmatory factor analyses. The VADRI-MX assesses with 19-double items (perpetration and victimization) the three dimensions of the dating violence underlying construct: "Direct and severe", "Subtle psychological/controlling", and "Overt psychological/verbal." Internal consistency was high. Correlations among the three dimensions were moderate. We can conclude that the VADRI-MX is a useful, valid, and reliable assessment tool for assessing dating violence in the adolescence period. Implications for prevention, intervention, and research are discussed. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la estructura factorial y fiabilidad del Violence in Adolescent's Dating Relationship Inventory (VADRI) y obtener una version mas corta para facilitar su aplicacion en el contexto mexicano. Participaron 1,055 estudiantes mexicanos con edades comprendidas entre 14 y 22 (M = 17.66, SD = 1.95). El 48.1% eran mujeres. La estructura factorial de tres componentes resultante del analisis de componentes principales fue confirmada en el analisis factorial confirmatorio. El VADRI-MX, que consta de 19 items-dobles (perpetracion y victimizacion), se compone de tres factores sobre violencia en el noviazgo: "directa y severa", "psicologica sutil/controladora" y "psicologica visible/verbal". La escala consta de una alta consistencia interna. Las correlaciones entre las tres dimensiones fueron moderadas. El VADRI-MX ha mostrado ser una herramienta de evaluacion util, valida y fiable para evaluar la violencia en el noviazgo en la adolescencia. Se debaten las implicaciones para la prevencion, intervencion e investigacion. Keywords. dating violence; assessment; adolescence; factorial structure; VADRI. Palabras Clave. violencia en el noviazgo; evaluacion; adolescencia; estructura factorial, VADRI.