Adolescent dating relationships : sexual coercion and high risk sexual practices

Swart, Lu-Anne

dc.contributor.advisor	Terre Blanche, M. J. (Martin J.)	en
dc.contributor.author	Swart, Lu-Anne	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:57:29Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:57:29Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:57:29Z
dc.date.submitted	2005-11-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Swart, Lu-Anne (2009) Adolescent dating relationships : sexual coercion and high risk sexual practices, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1866>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1866
dc.description.abstract	This study investigated coercive and high risk sexual practices in South African adolescent dating relationships. Quantitative and qualitative information was collected from secondary school learners in a community near Johannesburg. Of 928 learners surveyed, 23.5% of females and 53.7% of males ever had sex. Of these, 57.8% of females and 44.2% of males reported sexual victimisation, and 46.8% of females and 50% of males reported perpetrating sexual coercion in a relationship. Significantly more males engaged in risky sex than females. Among females, sexual coercion was significantly linked to risky sexual behaviour. Among males, alcohol and perpetration of sexual coercion were significantly associated with risky sexual behaviour. Focus group data reveal how dominant constructions of gender normalise male coercion and contribute to risky sexual practices. Recommendations for sexual health initiatives include introducing alternative discourses of female sexual desire and male sexual responsibility as a means for building healthier adolescent dating relationships.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 131 leaves.)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Adolescents	en
dc.subject	Sexual coercion	en
dc.subject	Dating relationships	en
dc.subject	Gender	en
dc.subject	High risk sexual behaviour	en
dc.subject	Alcohol use	en
dc.subject	Masculinity	en
dc.subject	Femininity	en
dc.subject.ddc	306.70835
dc.subject.lcsh	Sex customs -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Sex (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcsh	Dating violence -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Interpersonal relations in adolescence -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Sexual ethics for teenagers -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Adolescent psychology -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Dating (Social customs)-- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Unsafe sex -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Psychological abuse -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Man-woman relationships -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.title	Adolescent dating relationships : sexual coercion and high risk sexual practices	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Psychology)	en