APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Urban Adolescent Boys’ Challenges Navigating Romantic Relationships
- Catherine Ann Cameron
University of British Columbia - Arantxa Mascarenas
University of British Columbia - Elizabeth Gerhardt
University Of New Brunswick - Morgan Richard
University Of New Brunswick - Jessi Knutson
University of British Columbia - Frances Chen
University of British Columbia
Abstract
"Getting Experience in Dating" was the overarching relational process adolescent boys identified, with 6 subcategories: Initiating Dating Relationships, Benefiting/'Gaining from' Relationships, Managing Relationship Issues, Relationship Breakdown, Communication, Disengaging from Dating; and 7 contextual conditions: Struggling to be Confident, Social/Digital Media, Peers’ Perceptions, Parents’ Expectations, Female Gender Stereotypes, Masculine Gender Norms.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles
