relation: http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/20891/
title: Premarital romantic partnerships among youth in India and intimate partner violence: filling the knowledge gaps
creator: Mittermeier, Carey
description: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide phenomenon with significant public health relevance for both married and unmarried individuals.  The focus of IPV research in India is on married women, a significant proportion of who cite having experienced IPV.  Though adolescents engaging in dating relationships face many of the same risk factors for violence that married women face, literature from diverse populations is limited.   This review sought to assess the current literature related to premarital romantic partnerships and/or sexual activity among youth in India to determine gaps in knowledge related to intimate partner violence.              Utilizing various combinations of search terms, a final sample of 13 articles was compiled based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria.  The final sample of articles was reviewed for content related to attitudes and behaviors of adolescents regarding premarital romantic partnerships and/or sexual activity.    The literature suggests that youth in India are engaging in premarital romantic partnerships and/or sexual activity despite conservative social norms that discourage interaction with the opposite sex outside of marriage.  However, violence among youth in India, particularly within their premarital relationships, is currently an understudied phenomenon.      There is reason to believe that adolescents engaging in premarital romantic partnerships and/or sexual activity in India are facing IPV within these relationships.  As the current literature does not address this issue, future work must make an effort to assess the occurrence and correlates of violence within these relationships to best meet the needs of Indian youth and encourage the formation of healthy relationships.  
date: 2014-06-27
type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/20891/1/mittermeiercl_etdPitt2014.pdf
identifier:   Mittermeier, Carey  (2014) Premarital romantic partnerships among youth in India and intimate partner violence: filling the knowledge gaps.  Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.    (Unpublished)