Using Artwork and Photography to Explore Adolescent Females' Perceptions of Dating Relationships

286. Australian Young Women's Perceptions of Dating and Dating Violence

“…Dating activities include sharing activities such as going to the shopping centre, attending classes, watching movies and eating out together (Thongpriwan & McElmurry, 2009). Young women's perceptions of qualities of a good dating relationship were investigated by Hays et al (2009) in their study of seven young women's artwork and photography. Young women discussed the importance of physical closeness, giving and receiving gifts, sacrifice, treating the dating partner as a family member, nurturance, commitment and romance (Hays et al, 2009).…”

“…Young women's perceptions of qualities of a good dating relationship were investigated by Hays et al (2009) in their study of seven young women's artwork and photography. Young women discussed the importance of physical closeness, giving and receiving gifts, sacrifice, treating the dating partner as a family member, nurturance, commitment and romance (Hays et al, 2009). However, the African-American young women in Debnam's (2017) study highlighted that the characteristics of dating are not linear and tend to vary depending on whether the relationship occurs in high school or later in life, with friendship always being an integral part of the dating relationship.…”

Concept reintegration for youth focus group engagement and empowerment

“…The parents attended focus groups separate from their adolescents aged 15–17 (Akers et al., 2011). Three studies concentrated on adolescent females’ perceptions of dating violence (Haglund et al., 2012; Hays et al., 2009; Teitelman et al., 2013) while one study focused on adolescent mothers (Toews et al., 2011). Johnson et al.…”

“…Most of the studies reviewed used a semi-structured format comprising an interview guide with predetermined questions regarding TDV. However, some studies included surveys (Akers et al., 2011; Baker and Helm, 2010; Ocampo et al., 2007; Reeves and Orpinas, 2012), vignettes (Teitelman et al., 2013), artworks and photographs (Hays et al., 2009), skill-based education programing (Ocampo et al., 2007; Toews et al., 2011), and surveys for future use (Próspero, 2006, 2007). Most of the studies explored adolescents’ perception of dating violence, preferences for help-seeking, and views on girls’ and boys’ involvement in dating violence.…”

“…Most of the studies explored adolescents’ perception of dating violence, preferences for help-seeking, and views on girls’ and boys’ involvement in dating violence. Other studies also concentrated on identifying components of a healthy dating relationship (Akers et al., 2011; Fredland et al., 2005; Hays et al., 2009), cultural aspects of a healthy relationship (Guzman et al., 2009; Haglund et al., 2012; Williams et al., 2012), gender effects and biases (Próspero, 2006; Sears et al., 2006), and the effect of number of sexual partners (Teitelman et al., 2013).…”