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Exploring Dimensions of Economic Abuse Within Adolescent Romantic Relationships
Sarah E Scott1, Lauren Risser2, Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski3
1Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA ses273@pitt.edu sarahscott1013@gmail.com.
Violence and Victims
|May 11, 2026
Summary
Economic abuse in adolescent relationships (ARA) involves interference with academics, financial decision-making stress, and problematic gift-giving. Future research should assess its impact on adolescent financial, employment, and educational outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Social Science
- Psychology
- Criminology
Background:
- Economic abuse is a recognized form of intimate partner violence in adult relationships.
- It encompasses financial exploitation, control, and employment sabotage.
- Understanding its manifestation in adolescent relationships is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how economic abuse appears in adolescent relationships.
- To identify specific aspects of economic adolescent relationship abuse (ARA).
- To inform future measurement and intervention strategies.
Main Methods:
- Semistructured interviews with youth-serving practitioners.
- Focus groups with adolescents.
- Analysis of recordings and notes from listening sessions.
Main Results:
- Three key themes of economic ARA emerged: academic/career interference, financial decision-making conflict/stress, and gift-giving/reciprocity issues.
- Youth and practitioners identified unique aspects of economic abuse in adolescent relationships.
- These findings highlight areas for future survey development.
Conclusions:
- Economic abuse presents uniquely in adolescent relationships.
- Further research is needed to measure economic ARA.
- Investigating the impact of economic ARA on adolescent financial, employment, and educational outcomes is essential.
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