Teen Dating Violence is defined as the physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional aggression within a dating relationship, including stalking. It can occur in person or electronically and might occur between a current or former dating partner.
STATISTICS
Nearly 20.9% of female high school students and 13.4% of male high school students report being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.
Nearly 1.5 million high school students in the United States are physically abused by dating partners every year.
A 2013 study of 10th graders found that 35% had been either physically or verbally abused; 31% were perpetrators of physical or verbal abuse.
A 2014 study found 10% of teenage students in dating relationships were coerced into sexual intercourse in the previous year.
A 2013 study found 26% of teens in relationships were victims of cyber dating abuse. Females were twice as likely to be victims as males.
57% of teens know someone who has been physically, sexually, or verbally abusive in a dating relationship.
Only 33% of teenage dating abuse victims ever told anyone about it.
50% of youth reporting dating violence and rape also reported attempting suicide. This is compared to 12.5% of non-abused girls and 5.4% of non-abused boys.
Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
BEHAVIOR OF ABUSERS
name-calling or putdowns
keeping a partner from contacting family and friends
withholding money
stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job
actual or threatened physical harm
sexual assault
stalking
intimidation
checking cell phones, emails or social networks without permission
extreme jealousy
explosive temper
repeatedly pressuring to have sex
bullying – online, texting and in person
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