Citation

Black BM, Weisz AN. Violence Against Women 2003; 9(2): 187-206.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801202239005

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined the relationship of African American middle school youths’ help-seeking intentions related to dating violence with their levels of violent victimization and perpetration. When faced with the possibility of dating violence, youth expressed a willingness to seek assistance from adults. Girls victimized by more violence reported a greater willingness to turn to friends for help, in addition to parents, than girls victimized by less violence. Boys who perpetrated more violence reported a greater willingness to turn to friends, in addition to parents, than those boys who perpetrated less violence. Implications for developing culturally sensitive prevention programming are discussed.