dc.creatorChilet Rosell, Elisa
dc.creatorJerves Hermida, Elena Monserrath
dc.date2018-01-11T16:47:45Z
dc.date2018-01-11T16:47:45Z
dc.date2017-10-01
dc.dateinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2022-01-01 0:00
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-14T20:32:38Z
dc.date.available2018-03-14T20:32:38Z
dc.identifier1054139X
dc.identifierhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029184161&doi=10.1016%2fj.jadohealth.2017.03.007&partnerID=40&md5=c929760871ee7c6a610d25e1e97227ff
dc.identifierhttp://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/29222
dc.identifier10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1136124
dc.descriptionPurpose The purpose of the study is to explore how gender norms emerge in romantic relationships among early adolescents (EAs) living in five poor urban areas. Methods Data were collected as part of the Global Early Adolescent Study. The current research analyzed data from interviews with 30 EAs (aged 11–13 years) living in five poor urban sites: Baltimore, Cuenca, Edinburgh, Ghent, and Nairobi. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed in English using Atlas.ti, focusing on how EAs experience and perceive gender norms in romantic relationships. Results Across the five sites, only a few respondents described having been in love, the majority of whom were boys. Findings indicate that stereotypical gender norms about romantic relationships prevail across these cultural settings, depicting boys as romantically/sexually active and dominant, and girls as innocent with less (romantic) agency. In spite of the similarities, Nairobi was unique in that respondents referred to how sexual behavior and violence can occur within EA relationships. In all countries, heterosexuality was perceived to be the norm. Nevertheless, there were examples of EAs accepting homosexuality and expressing supportive attitudes toward equality between the sexes. Conclusions While EAs across five different cultural settings seem to endorse stereotypical gender norms in romantic relationships, a few stories also illustrate more gender-equal attitudes. As stereotypical gender norms have a demonstrated negative effect on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and well-being, additional research is needed to understand which factors—at the interpersonal and structural level—contribute to the construction of these norms among EAs.
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIER USA
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ec/
dc.sourceinstname:Universidad de Cuenca
dc.sourcereponame:Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Cuenca
dc.sourceJournal of Adolescent Health
dc.subjectAdolescent sexual and reproductive health
dc.subjectEarly adolescence
dc.subjectGender norms
dc.subjectInternational research
dc.subjectRomantic relationships
dc.title“Boys Should Have the Courage to Ask a Girl Out”: Gender Norms in Early Adolescent Romantic Relationships
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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