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Howard, Donna E.; Debnam, Katrina J.; Strausser, Amanda – Youth & Society, 2019
Social media provides a context within which adolescents enact key developmental tasks, yet the role technology plays in adolescent dating relationships is a relatively new field of investigation. In-depth interviews were conducted with adolescent girls (N = 70; White: 42.1%, Black: 37.1%, Hispanic or Latino: 4.3%, mixed race: 11.4%) to explore…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Social Media, Internet
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Debnam, Katrina J.; Howard, Donna E.; Garza, Mary A.; Green, Kerry M. – Youth & Society, 2017
Adolescence is a particularly important and challenging time for developing long-lasting romantic relationship patterns. However, limited empirical research has explored teen perceptions of ideal partner characteristics during adolescence or their significance to the quality of current and future relationships. Semi-structured in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Females, Dating (Social), Violence, Victims
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Howard, Donna E.; Debnam, Katrina J.; Wang, Min Q. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: The study provides 10-year trend data on the psychosocial correlates of physical dating violence (PDV) victimization among females who participated in the national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys of US high school students between 1999 and 2009. Methods: The dependent variable was PDV. Independent variables included 4 dimensions: violence,…
Descriptors: Violence, Victims of Crime, Dating (Social), Females
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Yan, Fang A.; Howard, Donna E.; Beck, Kenneth H.; Shattuck, Teresa; Hallmark-Kerr, Melissa – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study examined the association between dating violence victimization and psychosocial risk and protective factors among Latino early adolescents. An anonymous, cross-sectional, self-reported survey was administered to a convenience sample of Latino youth (n = 322) aged 11 to 13 residing in suburban Washington, D.C. The dependent variable was…
Descriptors: Females, Parenting Styles, Drinking, Early Adolescents
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Howard, Donna E.; Wang, Min Qi; Yah, Fang – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
The present study, based upon the national 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of U.S. high school students, provides the most current and representative data on physical dating violence among adolescent males (N = 6,528) The dependent variable was physical dating violence. The independent variables included four dimensions: violence, suicide,…
Descriptors: Intervals, Violence, At Risk Persons, Risk
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Howard, Donna E.; Wang, Min Qi; Yan, Fang – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
The present study, based upon the national 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of U.S. high school students, provides the most current and representative data on dating violence among adolescent females (N = 7,179). The dependent variable was physical dating violence. The independent variables included four dimensions: violence, suicide, substance…
Descriptors: Females, High Risk Students, Suicide, Sexuality
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Howard, Donna E.; Beck, Kenneth; Kerr, Melissa Hallmark; Shattuck, Teresa – Adolescence San Diego, 2005
To examine the association between physical dating violence victimization and risk and protective factors, an anonymous, cross-sectional, self-reported survey was administered to Latino youth (n = 446) residing in suburban Washington, DC. Multivariate logistic regression models were constructed, and adjusted OR and 95% CI were examined.…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Weapons, Suicide, Gender Differences
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Howard, Donna E.; Wang, Min Qi – Adolescence, 2003
Prevalence of dating violence, as well as its relationship to potential risk factors, was examined among a sample of 9th- through 12th-grade girls. Nearly one in ten reported dating violence. Victims of this violence were more likely to be involved in other violent behaviors, report extreme sadness and suicidal actions, use illicit substances, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Dating (Social), Females