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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
What do young people think makes their relationships good? Factors associated with assessments of dating relationships in South Africa
Culture, Health and Sexuality, Volume 15, No. 9, Year 2013
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Little is known about the factors and outcomes associated with young people's subjective relationship assessments. Understanding what young people think makes their relationships 'good' or 'bad' would give us insight into what is important to them in their relationships as well as their decision-making and behaviour within them. Self-report data from 757 girls (mean age = 17.09 years) and 642 boys (mean age = 17.23 years) were analysed using logistic regression. Relationship primacy was significantly associated with positive relationships for girls and boys. Among girls, partner education and open communication about sexual and reproductive health were additionally related to relationship assessments. Among boys, very little quarrelling was the only additional factor associated with positive relationship assessment. Although relationship assessment was not associated with depression or problem drinking for either girls or boys, drug use was less likely among both girls and boys who reported having a positive relationship. Boys in positive relationships were also more likely to have used a condom the last time they had sex with their main partner. Intervention programmes should equip teenagers with skills to develop and maintain positive relationships. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gevers, Aník
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Jewkes, R. K.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Mathews, Catherine
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/13691058.2013.803295
ISSN:
13691058
e-ISSN:
14645351
Research Areas
Mental Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Male
Female