@article{ref1,
title="Healthy romantic relationships: attitudes and perceptions of college students",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2020",
author="Gower, Katherine and Baldwin-White, Adrienne",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Sexual assault (SA) is a serious issue affecting college students in romantic  relationships. Having strong understandings of what constitutes healthy romantic  relationships (HRR) can protect students by allowing them to better recognize SA and  other problematic behaviors in relationships. However, little research has explored  how students conceptualize HRR. Utilizing qualitative thematic analysis, this study  analyzed data from individual and focus-group interviews from a sample of 45  students at a southwestern university in the United States. <br><br>FINDINGS indicated that  students understood HRR to be characterized by direct communication, respect, and  mutual satisfaction. However, their experiences showed that these ideals were not  always achieved. This discrepancy may be explained by the influence of social norms,  particularly around sexual behavior and gender role expectations. Implications and  recommendations for social workers/counseling professionals are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/VV-D-20-00001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-20-00001"
}