"When we stop choosing them." Recovering freedom in intimaterelationships among adolescents

Rising violence in adolescent sexual-affective relationships is a global concern. Studies attribute the issue to socialization towards violence and coercive discourse, which might contribute to pushing girls into violent and non-egalitarian relationships. Prevention hinges on science-backed dialogic...

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Autores: Salceda Mesa, Marifa|||0000-0002-6779-8040, Vidu Afloarei, Ana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/39220
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/39220
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Preventive socialization of gender-based violence
Coercive discourse
Violence
Intimate relationships
Dialogic gatherings
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Sumario:Rising violence in adolescent sexual-affective relationships is a global concern. Studies attribute the issue to socialization towards violence and coercive discourse, which might contribute to pushing girls into violent and non-egalitarian relationships. Prevention hinges on science-backed dialogic interventions, focusing on attraction and election of egalitarian relationships. This research examines a dialogic gathering intervention with 15 heterosexual adolescent girls (aged 15-18), mainly using the book "Radical Love." Communicative Methodology assessed the impact on the participants, with audio-recorded dialogues, life histories, and focus groups. Results reveal the dialogic gatherings' effectiveness in countering coercive discourse and empowering participants to freely choose the safest and healthiest sexual-affective relationships.