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Romantic Relationships

Romantic Relationships. Ashley Taylor Lori James Choua Vang. Choua Is AWESOME!!. From the text book – (section 31.2) ** quality of adolescents’ relationships mirror the quality of other relationships they are familiar with. Study from professional journal –

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Romantic Relationships

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  1. Romantic Relationships Ashley Taylor Lori James ChouaVang

  2. Choua Is AWESOME!!

  3. From the text book – (section 31.2) ** quality of adolescents’ relationships mirror the quality of other relationships they are familiar with. Study from professional journal – ** Covered the prevalence of abuse and self- esteem issues in high school relationships Results -- *more males reported experiencing some form of moderate to mild physical abuse—more females reported staying in an abusive relationship (13%)

  4. Interview – Looking back in the Box ** interviewed boyfriend about first wife – found their older adolescent relationship mirrored what was in the studies… • Quote from interviewee– “when you’re in the box and you’re a kid, you have no idea what is going on. It’s when you look back that you learn”

  5. Problems with the Research First Study --- adolescent relationship violence has only recently been recognized as a significant public health issue… studies are lacking due to reliance on adult framework to examine the problem of teen dating violence… *** differences between adult and adolescent relationships -- Male power in relationships (adult vs teen) -- Inexperience in communication and poor coping strategies • -- Peer influences, attitudes and behaviors. • Second Study – ** compared data on experience of relationship aggression using the two methods. -- one time, 2 month retro assessment -- cumulative method, based on 4, two week retrospective assessments ** Cumulative method: greater amount reported physical aggression and threatening behavior

  6. Problems with research --- Memory * One-time, retrospective method ---- concerns with memory--- affects accuracy of data *** negative memories– more likely to decay than happier memories. Substantial forgetting has been documented for presumably highly memorable events like victimization. (Gottfredson &Hindelang, 1977, Skogan, 1986; Wolfer, 1999). These forgotten memories can affect behavior (Brewin, Dalgleish, and Joseph 1996) Results of testing – cumulative method vs one time method ** higher results on cumulative assessment – more accurate??? Leaned toward recency of events. Retrieval strategies for different reference periods??? • Cumulative Assessment --- Opportunity for advancement in area of adolescent aggression

  7. Theories & theorists this relates to.. • Piaget and the Formal Operations Stage--- happens at 12 yrs and onward… Adolescents can think systematically and reason about what might be as well as what is. THIS STAGE IS NOT UNIVERSAL – NOT ALL ADOLESCENTS GET THERE • Social Learning Theory (Bandura) – Emphasized the role of cognition in social learning, pointing out the children learn from the behavior of those around them. • Erikson’s theory of PyschoSocial Development (specifically stage 5) – being caught between past identity as a child and their upcoming future. Dealing with puberty and sexual urges accompanied by social pressures. Need to determine who they are or live in confusion

  8. Relationship Diversity Discrimination Among Lesbian/Gay/Bi-Sexual/Transgender (LGBT) • Bullying • Harassment • Verbal abuse • Physical abuse • Suicidal attempts (Risk Factor for LGBT students) • Low self-esteem • Victimization • Substance Abuse • Depression • Fear • Isolation/Lonliness • Anxiety

  9. Awareness • Discuss gay awareness with children, teachers, peers • Homosexual is about seeking acceptance, not SEX • Educate young children on gay issues to avoid discrimination and harassment • It’s Elementary-Talking about gay issues in school (VIDEO)

  10. Prevention Schools to provide direct support services and social opportunites GSA- Gay-Straight Alliance Address gay issues in early education classrooms Eliminate belief that gayness is about sex Allow acceptance of all students regardless of his/her or their parents sexual orientation Increase teachers knowledge of gay issues Inspire teachers to embrace all students in spite of sexual preference Create a “Zero-Tolerance Policy” for harassment and discrimination of (GLBT)

  11. Questions to think about??? • In our present society what affects relationships positively??? Negatively??? • What is your earliest dating memory?? • Do you believe that your parents’ relationship or your family structure affected your early dating experiences??? • Do you think your parents dating experiences were different from yours??? How or what do you think caused the differences ???

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