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 | ||