Addressing Teen Dating Violence

A wide range of research on the relationships between college students, and the violence that is prevalent in them, has been conducted. Much of this research used small samples of couples without separating the genders and exploring how they are affected different by dating violence. The rationale behind the study was that no prior research had used a large sample of participants to test the correlation between being exposed to violence as a child and then partaking in dating violence in college. This would allow results to be more generalizable and representative of the population. The aim of the study was to test whether having a cycle of violence in the family would cause individuals to engage in dating violence as college students or not

IntroductionIn recent history, dating violence has become a paramount issue in American society. With the rates of domestic violence on the rise, much research has been conducted that provides evidence that violence during dating relationships in the teen years is a strong contributing factor to later domestic violence. Current research is revealing that a far larger percentage of teens are suffering from some amount of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in their dating relationships. Studies have shown that both those who engage in the violent behaviors, as well as those who are the victims of these acts are more likely to be involved in violent relationships in the future. The significant number of individuals involved in these

Dating violence and sexual assault among college students is a well known phenomenon. These definitions over arch the perpetration of physical, emotional or threat abuse and a continuum of unwanted to sexual contact. One of the biggest risk factors associated with both is the consumption of alcohol. I think to decrease rates of sexual assault and dating violence on campus’s would be to get rid of the Greek system completely. Such institutions are rooted in tradition of male patriarchy and the continuum of a gender socialization process of what makes a young relationship “normal”. Males in fraternities and females in sororities are both more susceptible to hold stereotypical gender attitudes and experience sexual assault. This would be a hard plan to implement because the Greek system is such a huge tradition at college but I think a significant step like this could in fact help protect college students from dating violence and sexual assault.

Teens are not the only age group that can experience domestic violence, adults and children can also be victims of domestic violence. Mostly teens are more commonly involved in these incidents because they are more venerable and are looking for the attention that they are not getting from home. Forty percent of teenage girl’s ages

The senate bill 592 addresses the adolescent relationships in attempts to inform and prevent abuse and violence in relationships of students between the grades of six and twelve. This bill would require schools to compose a safety plan to prevent students from participating in violence and abusive relationships. The Department of Justice and the State Department of Education would also be required to hire professional trainers to provide training to the school and students on adolescent relationship abuse. The bill will also be refreshed with the most up to date references to teen relationship abuse and violence. Senate bill 592 will also require schools to introduce educational programs that would encourage and promote relationships that are

like gender, social class, sexual orientation, and other aspects of life. With this social attunement

Teen dating violence is a serious problem, and the number of cases continues to rise. The victims are usually teenaged girls, and the abuse may occur for months before they finally come forward to report their attacker. Some teens do not tell until the abuse is obvious because they are seriously injured, others deny the abuse or make excuses for the abuser. Is your daughter at risk for teen dating violence? Do not assume she will tell you if her boyfriend starts abusing her. Teen girls are likely to blame themselves if they are abused. They may be too embarrassed to tell or lack the confidence. They might think that no one will believe them if they do report being victimized. As a parent, it is essential to know if your daughter is at risk for becoming a victim of teen dating violence. If your daughter exhibits any of the following traits she has a greater chance of experiencing dating violence. Low self-esteem. Girls who do not feel good about themselves are more likely to allow others to abuse, control and use them. If your daughter appears to have low self-esteem take steps to help build her self-esteem so that she will feel better about herself. Insecurity about appearance. Appearance is extremely important to teenaged girls and greatly affects their self-esteem. If your daughter is unhappy with the way she looks, find a way to enhance her natural beauty. Perhaps a new hairstyle or a little makeup will give her a boost of confidence. If your daughter is overweight,

High school is a time where teens are first getting into relationships and having sex. Unfortunately, this is also a time where teenagers can be victims to peer sexual harassment, sexual assault, and teen dating violence. According to the Miller-Perrin, Perrin, and Renzetti (2017), consequences to peer sexual harassment is that victims feel lower self-esteem, confidence, grades, lack of sleep and appetite, increased levels of depression, and more likely to miss school (p. 179). Consequences of sexual assault could both physical and psychological. Physical health outcomes could range from the actual injuries sustained during the assault, possible STDs, headaches, and insomnia. While psychological outcomes could include PTSD symptoms and thoughts of suicide. There is also a risk of re-victimization later in adulthood, possible due to increased drug use after an assault (Miller-Perrin et al, 2017, p.188). Consequences of teen dating violence could include increase substance abuse, thoughts of suicide, social withdrawal, depression, and the development of eating disorders (Miller-Perrin et al, 2017, p. 195). Another part of teen dating violence is stalking. According to the Miller-Perrin, Perrin, and Renzetti (2017), stalking is defined as causing someone to feel fearful through threats or unwanted contact. (p. 192). Stalking can be done by current and former partners in person or over technology. Within the era of technology, former and current partners are forcing their partners to give up their passwords or use social media against them to make them

RAPP is a project, which partners with secondary schools in the entire New York City to raise awareness regarding dating abuse. It intervenes and prevents significant dating violence that usually sprouts among teenagers (Velasco et al., 2015). The program educates individuals on unhealthy and healthy relationships and respect. Through classroom workshops, confidential counseling, school-wide awareness campaigns, and groups, the organization has been able to thrive the flesh of most high school teenage relationships (Martinello, 2015). To accomplish its purpose, it focuses on educating and supporting high school students on sexual violence, gender role stereotypes,

All three articles address dating violence as well as sexual assault. This topic is important to me because in this day and age dating violence and sexual assault are very common with individual’s period. Regardless of the person being homosexual or heterosexual, Edwards, Sylaska, Barry, Moynihan, Banyard, Cohn, Walsh and Ward (2015) were able to show studies that included participants being victimized of sexual assault and dating violence. Sexual assault and dating violence affects a lot of individuals mentally and physically. Ollen, Ameral, Reed, and Hines (2017) stated that being victimized not only ruins a person’s way of thinking when it comes to dating being put in the situation causes trust issues throughout that person’s

I have fallen in love once, but it wasn’t your ideal love story. The guy I was in love with, seemed harmless when I first became involved with him. However, as the relationship grew, he began to abuse me: emotionally and physically. I was terrified, as he began to holler deleterious phrases and names at me, along with leaving bruises on my body. Who could I have turned to? What if he continues to hurt me, or even exceed the damage he’s already done if I were to tell anyone? Dating abuse: one of the many problems in the world that is mildly prominent, but is not being acknowledged to its full potential. Empathy and compassion should be directed towards dating abuse, because this is a continuous event that is still occurring to young adolescents today. Due to the unawareness of dating abuse, students and teachers should put in the effort to inform each other and those around them of dating abuse, as well as how to address it.

“Nearly 1.5 million high school students across the country experience physical violence at the hands of a dating partner each year” (Duret). Teenage dating violence is on the rise. Due to recent advances in technology, abuse issues are more prevalent; technology allows room for students to lash out over text messaging and through social media. However, teen violence can be prevented. The government has established laws and campaigns to educate and protect victims. Teenagers go through many changes during their adolescent years and peer influence can make it hard to decipher between right and wrong. However, by high school, teenagers should be able to determine and understand healthy relationships; unfortunately, teenage dating violence statistics continue to rise at alarming rates.

Researchers use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to test their theory that there is an association between bullying and adolescent concerns about teen dating violence. Dating violence and bullying share similar characteristics. “For example, a dating partner may use physical violence or emotional threats of violence to maintain power and control over the other. It can be repeated and intentional, thus exemplifying similar characteristics as bullying perpetration”. The target audience in this audience it teens and adolescents. The authors would like for us to be aware of the correlation between bullying and teen dating violence.

There are many things that teenagers end up going through, some good and some bad. One thing that some teenager unfortunately go through is dating violence. Dating violence is physical, emotional, psychologic, or sexual violence in a dating relationship. Throughout my paper I discuss some of the different reasons people may engage in dating violence, such as the media and bullying. I also discuss cyber dating violence and the effects it has on teenagers. You will be able to see the cause and effect situations that teen dating violence tends to have.