Latino Teens Talk About Help Seeking and Help Giving in Relation to Dating Violence

The authors examine attitudes about help seeking and help giving related to dating violence among Latino ninth graders, including survey and focus group data. Latino teens are more likely to seek help for a dating violence situation from informal sources of support (e.g., friends) than from formal s...

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Published in:Violence against women 2007-02, Vol.13 (2), p.172-189
Main Authors: Ocampo, Beverly Weidmer, Shelley, Gene A., Jaycox, Lisa H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology
Adolescents
Attitude - ethnology
Courtship
Data Collection
Dating
Dating (Social)
Female
Focus Groups
Friends - ethnology
Gender violence
Help Seeking Behavior
Helping Behavior
Helping behaviour
Helpseeking
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Latin American Cultural Groups
Latino people
Male
Partner Abuse
Peer Group
Personal relationships
Social Support
Spouse Abuse - ethnology
Spouse Abuse - psychology
Teenagers
Violence
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Summary:The authors examine attitudes about help seeking and help giving related to dating violence among Latino ninth graders, including survey and focus group data. Latino teens are more likely to seek help for a dating violence situation from informal sources of support (e.g., friends) than from formal sources (e.g., health professionals). Students are most likely to turn to other teens for help and do not confide or trust the adults in their social network. Teens are reluctant to intervene in dating violence situations. The quality of help offered by teens related to dating violence is perceived as being limited.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801206296982