Dating violence (DV) among young people is increasingly recognized as a significant problem and preventive efforts targeting adolescents and young adults are being mobilized to tackle it. However, an accumulating body of evidence shows that these efforts fail to adequately capture young people’s needs, particularly those from diverse cultures and contexts, and to incorporate their perspectives into practice. The present study aimed to address this gap by exploring young people’s views on how DV can be prevented and what they expect from prevention programs in an urban Turkish context, where DV remains an under-studied issue and preventive efforts are only slowly progressing. Toward this goal, a qualitative research design was employed. Thirty-nine college students, aged 18–25, were recruited through convenience sampling and individually interviewed in a semi-structured manner. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed from a social constructionist perspective. The analysis revealed five main themes that indicated young people’s suggestions for and expectations from DV prevention: 1) setting new dating norms, 2) targeting socialization processes, 3) improving relational competence, 4) improving oneself, and 5) managing obstacles. The findings and practice implications are discussed within a contextual-ecological framework in the changing socio-cultural terrain of Turkey. The study highlights the fact that young people’s views can guide the development of effective, contextually relevant, empowering, and collaborative practices, and indicates the value of listening to young people’s voices in the field of DV prevention.

年轻人中的约会暴力（DV）越来越被认为是一个重大问题，针对青少年和年轻人的预防措施正在动员起来以解决这一问题。但是，越来越多的证据表明，这些努力未能充分抓住年轻人的需求，特别是来自不同文化和背景的年轻人的需求，并将其观点纳入实践。本研究旨在通过探讨年轻人对如何预防DV以及他们在城市土耳其背景下的预防计划中所期望的看法来解决这一差距，在土耳其，DV仍然是一个未被充分研究的问题，并且预防工作仅在缓慢进行中。为了实现这一目标，采用了定性研究设计。三十九名大学生，年龄在18-25岁之间，通过便利性抽样招募人员，并以半结构化方式分别进行面试。从社会建构主义的角度对访谈进行了转录和主题分析。分析揭示了五个主要主题，这些主题表明了年轻人对DV预防的建议和期望：1）制定新的约会规范，2）面向社会化过程，3）改善关系能力，4）改善自我和5）处理障碍。在不断变化的土耳其社会文化环境中，在环境生态学框架内讨论了研究结果和实践意义。该研究强调了一个事实，即年轻人的观点可以指导有效的，与情境相关的，授权的和协作的实践的发展，