“My Situation Wasn't that Unique”: The Experience of Teens in Abusive Relationships

College freshman and sophomores with histories of high school dating violence were invited to participate in a study about that experience. The shared experience described by ten participants was that of being controlled. Control is established by creating a sense of responsibility and is maintained...

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Published inJournal of pediatric nursing Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 65 - 73
Main Author Toscano, Sharyl Eve
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2014
W.B. Saunders Company/JNL
Subjects
Abusers
Abusive relationships
Adolescent
Control
Domestic violence
Expectations
Female
Freshmen
Guilt
High schools
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Life Style
Nursing
Perception
Responsibilities
Risk-Taking
Secondary school students
Sex Offenses
Teens
Violence
Young Adult
Young women
United States > US
Control
Abusive relationships
Teens
Freshmen
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Summary:College freshman and sophomores with histories of high school dating violence were invited to participate in a study about that experience. The shared experience described by ten participants was that of being controlled. Control is established by creating a sense of responsibility and is maintained by angry outburst, threats to self, and guilt. Participants described an expectation of constant contact that included techno vigilance. In their stories, young women miss good and better times, hope for “the ideal romance,” and continue to care and have concern for their abuser who is described as “troubled.”
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ISSN:0882-5963
1532-8449
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2013.08.004