Debnam Katrina J, Howard Donna E, Garza Mary A, Green Kerry M
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health.
University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health.
Youth Soc. 2017;49(3):271-294. doi: 10.1177/0044118X14535417. Epub 2014 May 22.
Adolescence is a particularly important and challenging time for developing long lasting romantic relationship patterns. However, limited empirical research has explored teen perceptions of ideal partner characteristics during adolescence or their significance to the quality of current and future relationships. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 33 African American high school girls to shed light on the qualities desired in their dating relationships and relational factors that influence teen dating behaviors. Guided by the Social Ecological Framework, interviews were transcribed verbatim and entered into ATLAS.ti, for coding and analysis. Girls discussed the important influence of parents in choosing a partner and provided positive depictions of friendship and marriage with a suitable partner. More research is needed to understand how and why adolescents desire particular characteristics, how socialization shapes teen perceptions and how these preferences may be related to current and future adolescent dating choices, including violence perpetration and victimization.
青春期对于建立持久的恋爱关系模式而言,是一个尤为重要且充满挑战的时期。然而,仅有有限的实证研究探讨过青少年对青春期理想伴侣特质的看法,以及这些特质对当前和未来恋爱关系质量的重要性。我们对33名非裔美国高中女生进行了半结构化深度访谈,以深入了解她们在恋爱关系中所期望的品质,以及影响青少年约会行为的关系因素。在社会生态框架的指导下,访谈内容逐字转录,并录入ATLAS.ti软件进行编码和分析。女孩们讨论了父母在选择伴侣方面的重要影响,并对与合适伴侣的友谊和婚姻给予了积极描述。需要开展更多研究,以了解青少年渴望特定特质的方式和原因、社会化如何塑造青少年的认知,以及这些偏好可能如何与当前和未来青少年的约会选择相关联,包括暴力行为的实施和受害情况。