title: Thai female adolescents' perceptions of dating violence.
abstract: We explored how Thai female adolescents describe the meaning and context of dating violence. Twenty-four students, aged 15-17, were purposively recruited from a secondary school in Bangkok for individually audio-taped interviews. The interviews lasted 45- 70 minutes. ATLAS ti 5.2 was selected for content analysis. Five themes emerged, including characteristics of adolescent romantic relationships, influences on adolescent romantic relationships, perceptions of dating violence, cycle of dating-violence experiences, and influences on adolescents' perceptions of dating violence. The findings indicate a foundation for developing culturally sensitive programs for dating-violence prevention among Thai adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Boromarajonani College of Nursing Nopparat Vijira, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Vipavee
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thongpriwan
authors.forename: Beverly J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McElmurry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002016:Buddhism / Q000523:psychology; D003380:Courtship / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006266:Health Education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008149:Love; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012922:Social Change; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*