Relationship Beliefs and Their Role in Romantic Relationship Initiation

2018 ◽  
pp. 470-484
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Beliefs ◽  
Relationship Initiation

scholarly journals What adolescents think of relationship portrayals on social media: a qualitative study

Sexual Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 467
Author(s):  
Melody Taba ◽  
Larissa Lewis ◽  
Spring Chenoa Cooper ◽  
Kath Albury ◽  
Kon Shing Kenneth Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Media Portrayals ◽  
Relationship Beliefs ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

Background Understanding the factors influencing adolescents’ relationship views is important because early romantic relationships often act as precursors for relationships in adulthood. This study sought to examine the types of relationship-focused content adolescents witness on social media and how they perceive its effect on their romantic relationship beliefs. Methods: Sixteen semistructured interviews were conducted with Australian adolescents aged 16–19 years who were purposively sampled from a larger longitudinal study. Interview transcripts were analysed qualitatively using constructivist grounded theory. Results: Participants described the types of romantic relationship portrayals they saw on social media, including relationship-focused trends like ‘Relationship Goals’ and ‘Insta-Couples’. Participants explained their ability to identify incomplete and unrealistic relationship portrayals, as well as the pressure to share their relationships online in the same incomplete fashion. Views regarding the influence of social media were varied, but most believed social media relationship portrayals had some level of influence on young people’s relationship views; some participants believed this occurred regardless of awareness of the incompleteness of the online portrayal. Conclusions: Although participant interview data revealed the pervasiveness of social media relationship portrayals, it also revealed the sophisticated capabilities of adolescents in critiquing online media portrayals.

Predictors of Partner Abuse in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents Involved in Heterosexual Dating Relationships

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. Roberts ◽  
Peggy Auinger ◽  
Jonathan D. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Relationship Initiation ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship

This article’s goals are to identify the characteristics of abusive heterosexual dating relationships among adolescents. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health dataset, an analysis of 4,441 heterosexual relationships was completed using logistic regression models (SAS PROC GENMOD). The associations between being verbally and physically abused were examined with respect to the following relationship characteristics: involvement in sexual intercourse or pregnancy with the relationship partner, description of the relationship as a “special romantic relationship,” duration of the relationship, age at relationship initiation, and age difference between partners. The findings indicate that involvement in a sexual or “special romantic” relationship was associated with greater likelihood of being abused in both genders. Increased length of time in the relationship was associated with verbal abuse in both genders. Involvement in a pregnancy was associated with being verbally and physically abused among males. It is thus concluded that relationship characteristics play an important role in the development of abusive relationships among adolescents.

Remixing the Script? Associations Between Black-Oriented Media Consumption and Black Women’s Heteropatriarchal Romantic Relationship Beliefs

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110212
Author(s):  
Lanice R. Avery ◽  
Alexis G. Stanton ◽  
L. Monique Ward ◽  
Sarah L. Trinh ◽  
Morgan C. Jerald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Relationship Beliefs

Black-oriented media may offer Black women an opportunity to produce and consume empowering messages that challenge heteropatriarchal relationship beliefs, but they may also foster their endorsement. Drawn by this paradox, we surveyed 597 undergraduate and graduate Black women aged 18 to 30 years to examine exposure to Black-oriented media and their association with the acceptance of heteropatriarchal relationship beliefs. Correlation and regression analyses showed that reading more Black magazines was associated with increased acceptance of heteropatriarchal relationship beliefs. Although it has been argued that media depictions of sexually agentic and empowered Black women may help disrupt and subvert the hegemonic nature of heteropatriarchal discourses in society, our findings suggest that some Black-oriented media may instead be associated with endorsing restrictive, scripted gender norms for intraracial romantic relationships.

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