Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Adolescent girls’ responses to warning signs of abuse in romantic relationships: implications for youth-targeted relationship violence prevention
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Smith, David I Murphy, Kylie A
Keywords:	Dating violence;Prevention
Categories:	Prevention
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	25 (4), April 2010
Notes:	This study explored adolescent girls’ experiences of, and responses to, seven domains of partner behavior that are considered to be early warning signs of relationship abuse. Girls (N = 146) aged 14 to 18 years, attending schools in a semirural area, completed a purpose-built questionnaire, providing measures of self-reported exposure, perceived seriousness, and proposed response protectiveness in relation to each domain. Substantial proportions of girls (a) reported exposure to each of the domains, (b) lacked awareness particularly of the risks associated with jealous/possessive partner behaviors, and (c) regardless of their level of risk awareness, lacked knowledge of behavioral responses that might discourage continued warning-sign behaviors by their partners in all domains except for social restriction tactics. The implications of these findings for youth-targeted relationship abuse prevention are discussed. [?2010 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13298
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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