African American Girls' Ideal Dating Relationship Now and in the Future

Autor/inn/en	Debnam, Katrina J.; Howard, Donna E.; Garza, Mary A.; Green, Kerry M.
Titel	African American Girls' Ideal Dating Relationship Now and in the Future
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 49 (2017) 3, S.271-294 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X14535417
Schlagwörter	Females; Dating (Social); Violence; Victims; Intimacy; Adolescents; Semi Structured Interviews; Computer Software; Socialization; Preferences; Friendship; Marriage; Parent Influence; Adolescent Attitudes; High School Students; African American Students; Futures (of Society); Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Gewalt; Victim; Opfer; Intimität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Freundschaft; Ehe; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Future; Society; Zukunft; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Adolescence is a particularly important and challenging time for developing long-lasting romantic relationship patterns. However, limited empirical research has explored teen perceptions of ideal partner characteristics during adolescence or their significance to the quality of current and future relationships. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 33 African American high school girls to shed light on the qualities desired in their dating relationships and relational factors that influence teen dating behaviors. Guided by the Social Ecological Framework, interviews were transcribed verbatim and entered into ATLAS.ti, for coding and analysis. Girls discussed the important influence of parents in choosing a partner and provided positive depictions of friendship and marriage with a suitable partner. More research is needed to understand how and why adolescents desire particular characteristics, how socialization shapes teen perceptions, and how these preferences may be related to current and future adolescent dating choices, including violence perpetration and victimization. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01