@article{ref1,
title=""If you don't have honesty in a relationship, then there is no relationship": African American girls' characterization of healthy dating relationships, a qualitative study",
journal="Journal of Primary Prevention",
year="2014",
author="Debnam, Katrina J. and Howard, Donna E. and Garza, Mary A.",
volume="35",
number="6",
pages="397-407",
abstract="The quality of dating relationships in adolescence can have long lasting effects on identity development, self-esteem, and interpersonal skills, and can shape values and behaviors related to future intimate relationships. The aims of this study were to: (1) investigate how African American adolescent girls characterize healthy relationships; and (2) describe the meanings of these characteristics in the context of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) 12 healthy dating relationship qualities. We conducted semi-structured one-on-one in-depth interviews with 33 African American high school girls in the mid-Atlantic region. Trained staff transcribed interviews verbatim and entered the data into ATLAS.ti for coding and analysis. Participants' specified and vividly described eight healthy relationship characteristics: good communication, honesty, trust, respect, compromise, understanding, individuality, and self-confidence. Of these characteristics, three (good communication, compromise, and respect) were described in ways discordant with CDC's definitions. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight a need to better understand how girls develop values and ascribe characteristics of healthy relationships in order to reduce their risk for teen dating violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-095X",
doi="10.1007/s10935-014-0362-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10935-014-0362-3"
}