@article{ref1,
title="Teen dating violence and the acceptability of a safety decision aid: perspectives of Puerto Rican youth",
journal="Hispanic health care international",
year="2021",
author="Debnam, Katrina and Alvarez, Carmen and Diaz-Ramos, Noemy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to describe Puerto Rican adolescents' perspectives about an application &quot;app&quot; to prevent further injury from teen dating  violence (TDV). <br><br>METHODS: We conducted three semistructured focus group interviews. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants (N = 16) were 14-20 years old. Most (63%) were not currently  in a relationship; three participants reported a history of TDV, and seven reported  that they &quot;did not know&quot; whether they had ever experienced TDV. We identified four  themes: (a) clarifying dating violence, (b) psychological abuse-the reality of TDV,  (c) silence around dating violence, and (d) youth need a different tool. Adolescents  thought that the app was beneficial for educating the user about dating violence  behaviors. They also identified that the app should be modified to better suit  adolescents, in part by, focusing more on psychological abuse and using other  visuals to relay information rather than text. Adolescents also questioned the  utility of the app as a bystander because TDV is often concealed and not discussed. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Puerto Rican adolescents in our study expressed the need for information  that could be presented in a more concise and dynamic format and highlighted the  cultural barriers of silence around issues of dating violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1540-4153",
doi="10.1177/1540415320985588",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1540415320985588"
}