Romantic relationships can positively affect adolescent development. However, adolescents may not always have a clear understanding of what healthy dating looks like, which may place some adolescents at risk for dating violence. The present study examined the following research questions: (1) What are adolescents’ perceptions of healthy and unhealthy attributes of romantic relationships? (2) How do adolescents perceive jealousy and potentially controlling behaviors? (3) What is the relationship between adolescents’ attitudes toward jealousy and controlling behaviors and their willingness to intervene in a peer’s unhealthy romantic relationship? The study included a predominantly female, ethnically diverse sample of 72 adolescents (M = 17.5 years) who participated in an internet-based health promotion intervention that allowed peers and health educators to interact. Adolescents commented on message boards and completed a survey. Findings showed that adolescents can articulate both healthy and unhealthy romantic relationship attributes. Some adolescents struggled to understand relationship attributes including jealousy and possessiveness, as these behaviors can be perceived as expressions of strong romantic interest. Adolescents may benefit from programs that strengthen healthy dating behaviors, teach youth to distinguish healthy from unhealthy behaviors, address conflict in respectful ways, and tactfully intervene when they witness abusive behaviors in the relationships of others.

浪漫关系可以积极影响青少年的发展。然而，青少年可能并不总是清楚地了解健康的约会是什么样子，这可能会使一些青少年面临约会暴力的风险。本研究探讨了以下研究问题：（1）青少年对恋爱关系的健康和不健康属性有何看法？ (2) 青少年如何看待嫉妒和潜在的控制行为？ （3）青少年对嫉妒和控制行为的态度与他们干预同伴不健康恋爱关系的意愿之间有什么关系？该研究包括 72 名青少年（男 = 17.5 岁），其中以女性为主，属于不同种族，他们参与了一项基于互联网的健康促进干预措施，该干预措施允许同龄人和健康教育者进行互动。青少年在留言板上发表评论并完成一项调查。研究结果表明，青少年能够表达健康和不健康的恋爱关系属性。一些青少年很难理解包括嫉妒和占有欲在内的关系属性，因为这些行为可以被视为强烈浪漫兴趣的表达。青少年可以从加强健康约会行为、教导青少年区分健康行为和不健康行为、以尊重的方式解决冲突以及在目睹他人关系中的虐待行为时巧妙干预的项目中受益。