Dimmitt Champion Jane, Collins Jennifer L, Papermaster Amy
a School of Nursing , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
b School of Nursing , Texas Tech University Health Science Center , Lubbock , Texas , USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2019 May;40(5):405-412. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1543741. Epub 2019 Mar 27.
An understanding of romantic relationships among adolescent Mexican-American females is lacking yet needed to provide culturally appropriate sexual health interventions. Although explored among other populations, romantic relationships among adolescents in rural settings is under-studied. This study explores romantic relationships for rural Mexican American female adolescents as a component of sexual health promotion. Rural Mexican-American adolescent females ( = 82) aged 14-18 years were recruited via convenience sampling at a rural health clinic. They completed open-ended individual interviews describing romantic relationships. Responses to open-ended questions were analyzed using summative content analysis. The majority reported sexual activity (62.2%) of which 23.5% had been pregnant. Summative content analyses identified personal characteristics and relationship characteristics as main categories with eight additional subcategories from responses. Sex was reported as what men wanted from women while physical attractiveness was perceived as important for both genders in development of romantic relationships. They prioritized other relational and personal characteristic such as integrity, and partner treatment of self and others. More obesity was present among those reportedly in romantic relationships. Description of parental roles as a component of romantic relationships was not present. Addressing adolescent romantic relationship with an emphasis on what male and female adolescents want or perceive as expected from relationships, long-term outcomes of relationships and on parental roles may enhance sexual health among rural Mexican-American adolescent populations. This study addresses a gap in literature by exploring romantic relationships for rural Mexican American female adolescents. This understanding of romantic relationships augments existing sexual health programing for these adolescents.
目前尚缺乏对墨西哥裔美国青少年女性浪漫关系的了解，但这对于提供符合文化背景的性健康干预措施来说是必要的。虽然在其他人群中对浪漫关系进行了探讨，但农村地区青少年的浪漫关系研究不足。本研究将农村墨西哥裔美国女性青少年的浪漫关系作为性健康促进的一个组成部分进行探索。通过在一家农村健康诊所进行便利抽样，招募了82名年龄在14至18岁之间的农村墨西哥裔美国青少年女性。她们完成了描述浪漫关系的开放式个人访谈。使用总结性内容分析法对开放式问题的回答进行了分析。大多数人报告有性行为（62.2%），其中23.5%曾怀孕。总结性内容分析确定个人特征和关系特征为主要类别，回答中还有另外八个子类别。性被报告为男性从女性那里想要的东西，而身体吸引力在浪漫关系发展中被认为对男女双方都很重要。他们将其他关系和个人特征如正直以及伴侣对自己和他人的对待方式列为优先事项。据报道处于浪漫关系中的人中有更多肥胖者。未提及父母角色作为浪漫关系的一个组成部分。强调男女青少年从关系中想要或认为期望得到的东西、关系的长期结果以及父母角色来探讨青少年浪漫关系，可能会增强农村墨西哥裔美国青少年群体的性健康。本研究通过探索农村墨西哥裔美国女性青少年的浪漫关系填补了文献中的空白。对浪漫关系的这种理解增强了针对这些青少年现有的性健康规划。
