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Dating Violence

Help-Seeking Behaviors of African American Middle Schoolers

Beverly M. Black,

Arlene N. Weisz,

Wayne State University

This study examined the relationship of African American middle school youths’ help-seeking intentions related to dating violence with their levels of violent victimization and perpetration. When faced with the possibility of dating violence, youth expressed a willingness to seek assistance from adults. Girls victimized by more violence reported a greater willingness to turn to friends for help, in addition to parents, than girls victimized by less violence. Boys who perpetrated more violence reported a greater willingness to turn to friends, in addition to parents, than those boys who perpetrated less violence. Implications for developing culturally sensitive prevention programming are discussed.

Key Words: African American youth • dating violence • help-seeking

Violence Against Women, Vol. 9, No. 2, 187-206 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801202239005
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