Conservative estimates indicate that one-third of teen girls experience partner abuse annually.
Our ability to respond to teen partner abuse is hampered by a lack of appropriate measures to aid in the understanding of the problem. The purpose of this research was to describe the development and initial psychometric properties of a relevant instrument to measure partner abuse in teen girls. Based on the results, further psychometric testing across different populations of teen girls is warranted. Haigler, Polly Cameron. The alarming number of adolescents who engage in premarital sexual intercourse presents an urgent need to better understand antecedents to coital behavior, so health promotion and education efforts by nurses, in particular, can be more effective in addressing associated health risks.