Abstract
Introduction
Recent evidence demonstrates increasing rates of involvement with violence among adolescent
girls. The objective of this study was to describe the types and sources of violence
experienced within social contexts of adolescent girls at high risk for pregnancy.
Method
Qualitative data for this analysis are drawn from intervention summary reports of
116 girls participating in Prime Time, a youth development intervention for adolescent girls. Descriptive content analysis
techniques were used to identify types and sources of violence experienced by girls
within their daily contexts.
Results
Types of violence included physical fighting, witnessing violence, physical abuse,
gang-related violence, verbal fighting, verbal abuse, and sexual abuse. Sources of
violence included family, peers and friends, romantic partners, community violence,
and self-perpetrated violence. Many girls in this study experienced violence in multiple
contexts.
Discussion
It is imperative that efforts to assess and prevent violence among adolescent girls
include paying attention to the social contexts in which these adolescents live.
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Biography
Molly Secor-Turner, Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University, Department of Nursing, Fargo, ND.
Biography
Ann Garwick, Professor and Senior Executive Associate Dean for Research, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN.
Biography
Renee Sieving, Associate Professor, Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Biography
Ann Seppelt, Research Associate, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 29, 2013
Footnotes
This project was supported with funds from the National Institute of Nursing Research (5R01NR008778; R. Sieving, principal investigator).
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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