"'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" (abstract). Katrina J. Debnam, Donna E. Howard, Mary A. Garza. The Journal of Primary Prevention, Vol. 35, No. 6 (December 2014).
What it’s about: During the Choose Respect Initiative, which promoted healthy romantic relationships among youth, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came up with a list of 12 characteristics of a healthy dating relationship. Using the CDC's list as a guidepost, researchers Katrina J. Debnam, Donna E. Howard and Mary A. Garza wanted to investigate African American girls' thoughts on healthy relationships. The authors interviewed 33 primarily low-income African American 15- to 18-year-old girls from five urban public and private high schools in the Mid-Atlantic.
Why read it: According to anti-dating violence nonprofit Break the Cycle, 1 in 3 students reports experiencing dating abuse, which is associated with a range of other problems, including difficulty at school, drug and alcohol use, sexual assault and teen pregnancy. Greater understanding of how African American girls view good and bad relationships could help family and youth service providers design programs that help these teens identify healthy relationship qualities and behaviors.
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