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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adv Nurs. 2011 Jan 24;67(6):1393–1405. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05565.x

Table 1.

General search terms used in literature acquisition
  • adolescent dating abuse
  • sexual violence
  • adolescent female sexuality
  • dating abuse
  • adolescent intimate partner violence
  • relationship trauma
  • adolescent development
  • interpersonal violence
Medical subject heading (MeSH) terms used in literature acquisition
  • courtship, subheading psychology (PubMed)
Summary of Theories

Theoretical construct
Source
Phenomenon described
Major concepts
Attachment theory Bowlby and Ainsworth (1991); Bowlby (1984) Formation of relationship between a dependent in need of care or protection (i.e. a young child) and a caregiver able to impart such care or protection (i.e. a parent) Secure base, attachment
Investment model Rusbult (1983) Persistence of a partner relationship despite influences to the contrary (i.e. dissatisfaction, attractive alternatives) Commitment, satisfaction, alternatives, investments
Feminist theory Christie (2000); Harding (2007); Ismail, Berman, and Ward-Griffin (2007); Olesen (2005); Showalter (1985) Experiences of being female and engaging in social relations and interactions in the context of a dominant social paradigm that is seen as Gender, femaleness, femininity, social status, empowerment

Theoretical construct
Source
Phenomenon described
Major concepts
disempowering and exclusionary of women and other oppressed groups
Gender role conflict Good, Robertson, O’Neil, Fitzgerald, Stevesn, DeBord, Bartels, and Braverman (1995); Blazina, Pisecco, and O’Neil (2005) Conflict between the enactment of learned, gender normative behaviors and valuation, preservation, or health of self Gender, societal norms, socialization, identity
Betrayal trauma theory Becker-Blease and Freyd (2005); Freyd (1994); Freyd, DePrince, and Gleaves (2008); Freyd, Klest, and Allard (2005) Psychosocial, interpersonal trauma resulting from the experience of harm inflicted by a trusted other depended upon for survival (i.e. abuse by an intimate partner), independent of the initial harm itself Betrayal, trauma, victimization, abuse, dependence