Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 2, 2002

This study explores the relationship qualities and the subjective meanings that motivate adolescent behavior. More specifically, this study seeks to examine the nature and meaning of adolescent relationship experiences (e.g., with family, peers, and dating partners) in an effort to discover how experiences associated with age, gender, race, and ethnicity influence the meaning of dating relationships. The study further investigates the relative impact of dating partners and peers on sexual behavior and contraceptive practices, as well as involvement in other problem behaviors that can contribute independently to sexual risk taking. The longitudinal design of the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS) includes a schedule of follow-up interviews occurring one, three, and five years after the initial interview. Three waves of data have been collected (2001, 2002, and 2004) and a fourth wave is scheduled for collection (2006). Data were collected from adolescent respondents through structured in-home interviews utilizing laptop computers. In-depth interviews were conducted at the first wave with a subsample (n=100) of the respondents. Parent data was collected via a short, self-administered questionnaire at the first wave.

这项研究探讨了驱动青少年行为的关系质量与主观意义。具体而言，本研究旨在考察青少年关系体验（如与家人、同伴及约会对象的关系）的本质与意义，以揭示年龄、性别、种族及族裔相关的体验如何影响约会关系的意义。研究进一步探究了约会对象与同伴对性行为及避孕行为的相对影响，以及参与其他可能独立导致性风险行为的问题行为的情况。托莱多青少年关系研究（Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study, TARS）采用纵向设计，包含初始访谈后1年、3年及5年的随访访谈计划。目前已收集三波数据（2001年、2002年及2004年），第四波数据计划于2006年收集。研究通过使用笔记本电脑进行的结构化家庭访谈，从青少年受访者处收集数据；在第一波数据收集阶段，对100名受访者子样本进行了深度访谈，并通过简短的自填问卷收集了父母数据。