University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2008 Experiences, Attitudes And Beliefs About Interpersonal Violence: A Study On Costa Rican Adolescents Monica Mendez University of Central Florida Part of the Sociology Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Mendez, Monica, "Experiences, Attitudes And Beliefs About Interpersonal Violence: A Study On Costa Rican Adolescents" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 3788. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3788 EXPERIENCES, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE: A STUDY ON COSTA RICAN ADOLESCENTS by MÓNICA MÉNDEZ M.S. University of Central Florida, 2002 B.A. University of Florida, 2001 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Sociology in the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Spring Term 2008 Major Professor: Jana Jasinski © 2008 Mónica Méndez ii ABSTRACT Research in Latin America regarding interpersonal violence and adolescents is rare if not nonexistent. In a collaborative effort with the Costa Rican Ministry of Education and the National Institute of Women (INAMU), qualitative data were collected from three high schools and one after-school program from rural and urban locations of the Central Valley. The discussion groups/open-ended questionnaires were done with a total of 154 students ranging from ages 14 to 17 and grade levels 8th to 12th.