DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00050060903261520<Go
Electronic Resources:	to ISI>://WOS:000275120000006
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Before they're victims: Rethinking youth-targeted relationship abuse prevention in Australia
Other Titles:	Australian Psychologist
Authors:	Smith, D Murphy, K. A
Year:	2010
Citation:	No 1 Vol.: 45
Notes:	Intimate partner abuse (or relationship abuse) against women is recognised as a major public health issue. A number of relationship abuse prevention programs targeted at youth have been developed in Australia. These programs are generally aimed at changing attitudes, and take the stance that girls should not be viewed as being responsible for protecting themselves against violence. In this paper it is argued that the current, dominant focus on physical violence, over other forms of relationship abuse, limits the potential effectiveness of programs that might otherwise help young people to resist the development of abusive dynamics. It is also argued that programs that presume a victim status for girls and a perpetrator status for boys are both inconsistent with contemporary evidence and unlikely to empower young people at risk of chronic perpetration and/or victimisation to avoid such outcomes. A dyadic slippery slope model of chronic relationship abuse is proposed and new directions for prevention research in this area are suggested. Electronic Resource Number: 10.1080/00050060903261520 Times Cited: 1Murphy, Kylie Ann Smith, David
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13607
ISSN:	0005-0067
Physical description:	Pages 38-49
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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