The role of gender has received considerable attention in the academic literature on intimate partner violence (IPV). The Grand Challenges for Social Work take a gender-neutral approach, without regard to the influence of gender on adolescent development and dating relationships. This positioning is inconsistent with gender mainstreaming approaches that have been integrated into international framings of IPV. The purpose of this article is to conduct a qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis to investigate how gender is represented in research on adolescent dating abuse across qualitative literature (N = 17 articles). Results underscore that gender influences the impact of abuse, with female adolescents more likely to be fearful in relationships, at higher risk for damage to their social standing, and more likely to be blamed for the abuse. Gender-specific attitudes affect perceptions of the seriousness of abuse, antecedents of abuse, and rationales for perpetrating violence. Findings across the studies indicate that adolescents have internalized gender scripts. Therefore, strategies to prevent dating abuse need to be cognizant of the socializing role of gender and the myriad ways it influences adolescents' lived experiences. Therefore, the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare should consider revising the language of the existing challenges to mainstream gender.

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性别在青少年约会滥用中的作用：定性文献的解释性元综合

在关于亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的学术文献中，性别的作用受到了相当大的关注。社会工作的大挑战采取性别中立的方法，不考虑性别对青少年发展和约会关系的影响。这种定位与已纳入 IPV 国际框架的性别主流化方法不一致。本文的目的是进行定性解释性元综合，以调查性别在定性文献（N = 17 篇文章）中青少年约会虐待研究中的表现。结果强调，性别会影响虐待的影响，女性青少年更有可能在人际关系中感到恐惧，其社会地位受到损害的风险更高，并且更有可能因虐待而受到指责。特定性别的态度会影响对虐待严重性的看法、虐待的前因以及实施暴力的理由。研究结果表明，青少年已经内化了性别脚本。因此，防止约会滥用的策略需要认识到性别的社会化作用及其影响青少年生活经历的无数方式。因此，美国社会工作和社会福利学院应该考虑修改现有挑战的语言，将性别主流化。防止约会虐待的策略需要认识到性别的社会化作用及其影响青少年生活经历的无数方式。因此，美国社会工作和社会福利学院应该考虑修改现有挑战的语言，将性别主流化。防止约会虐待的策略需要认识到性别的社会化作用及其影响青少年生活经历的无数方式。因此，美国社会工作和社会福利学院应该考虑修改现有挑战的语言，将性别主流化。