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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.; Griffin, Melinda A.; Boekeloo, Bradley O. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
This study examined the psychosocial correlates of alcohol-related sexual assault. Undergraduate students (N = 551) were recruited to complete a web-based survey. The outcome was a composite of 2 items: "experienced an unwanted sexual advance" or "was the victim of sexual assault or date rape" as a result of another's alcohol use. The predictors…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Rape, Females, Incidence
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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