Adolescents’ Help-Seeking Behavior and Intentions Following Adolescent Dating Violence

A Systematic Review

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19521876
AutoresKerrie Bundock (autor de correspondencia), Carmen Chan (0000-0002-2600-2827, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust), Olivia Hewitt (0000-0002-6393-2388)
Año2020
Volumen21
Número2
Páginas350-366
Fecha de publicación2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTrauma Violence & Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1524-8380 • E-ISSN: 1552-8324
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1524838018770412
PMID29683049
OpenAlexW2802424540
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas29
Referencias citadas44

The review aimed to systematically identify and summarize empirical work examining adolescent victims’ help-seeking behaviors and intentions in relation to their own experience of adolescent dating violence (ADV) and to critically evaluate the literature. Three main objectives were addressed: identify factors associated with help seeking, identify help-seeking source (who adolescents disclose to), and explore the barriers and facilitators for help seeking. Results were separated into actual help seeking and help-seeking intentions. A systematic search was conducted via an electronic search on February 10, 2017. Studies were identified by systematically searching the following electronic databases: Amed, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, Health Business Elite, HMIC, Medline, PsychINFO, and PubMed. Nineteen studies were included in the review. Adolescents were more likely to go to informal sources of support, with friends being the most commonly reported source. The majority of studies found females were more likely than males to seek help; however, inconsistencies in gender differences emerged. The variation in measurement and definition of ADV and help seeking included in this review impacts on its conclusions. Adolescents identify a number of barriers to help seeking for ADV. Emotional factors were identified as important barriers to seeking help; however, very little research in this review explored this area. Further research is required on age and cultural differences, use of the Internet, and preference for different sources for different types of abuse. There is a need for a greater focus on help seeking to ensure government campaigns are appropriately meeting the needs of young people experiencing ADV

CINAHL · Help-seeking · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · MEDLINE · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Preference · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · PsycINFO · Suicide prevention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology