Table 3

Axial coding sheet

Phenomenon
Isolation
Uncertainty
Intimacy

Casual Conditions
Uncertainty, Shame
Inability to apply definitions
Sharing of time, contact, and information
Context
Lack of connectedness to a circle
Distant from validation source (the circle)
Stages of dating, reciprocity
Intervening conditions
Congruence between self and circle, distance from circle
Congruence between self and circle; physical evidence
Circle norms, rules, and values
Action/Interaction
Circle or teen might attempt to connect with the circle
Validation via circle
Adherence to the dating stages as defined by the circle (see conditions)
Consequences
Continues to be isolated unless reconnected to the circle
Validation
Positive dating experience

Phenomenon
The circle
Outside influences


Casual Conditions
2 interacting same sex peer groups
Adult connected to teen
Context
Dating stages, group meeting, talking and exchanging, couple-group dating, dating outside the group, reintroduction to the group, breaking up, and reintroducing the self into the group Increasing amounts of shared time, contact, and information as the stages progress (see intimacy)
Shares previous connection to both the teen and the circle
Intervening conditions
Circle norms, rules, and values congruent with teen, development and dating stage congruent with the circle
Assess and react to changes in dating; react to intervention attempts from the circle, influence environment
Action/Interaction
Dating stages, validation
Circle accessed outside influence
Consequences

Increased teen safety

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