Foreign Research

1. DATING VIOLENCE
AND ABUSE AMONG
TEENAGERS

2. WHAT IS TEEN
DATING
VIOLENCE?

3. TEEN DATING VIOLENCE
is defined as the physical, sexual,
psychological, or emotional violence within
a dating relationship.
It can occur between a current
or former dating partner.

4. Psychological / Emotional Violence
Controlling Behaviors or Jealousy
Hitting
or
Punching
Sexual Activity and
Rape

5. more than 20% of
adolescents are
experiencing violence from
an intimate partner

6. Young women between the ages
of 16 and 24 experience the
highest rate of intimate partner
violence.

7. According to one national study, 29%
of the young women surveyed who
had ever been in a relationship said
they had been pressured to have sex
or to engage in sexual activity they
did not want.

8. As teens develop
emotionally, they are
heavily influenced by
experiences in their
relationships

9. Healthy relationship behaviours
can have a positive effect on a
teen’s emotional development

10. Unhealthy, abusive, or violent
relationships can have severe
consequences and short- and long-
term negative effects on a developing
teen.

12. WHAT ARE THE
CONSEQUENCES OF
TEEN DATING
VIOLENCE?

13. 1. SYMPTOMS OF
DEPRESSION AND
ANXIETY

14. 2. ENGAGEMENT IN UNHEALTHY
BEHAVIOURS, LIKE VICES SUCH AS
ALCOHOL INTAKE AND DRUG ABUSE

15. 3. INVOLVEMENT
IN
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOURS

16. 4. THOUGHTS ABOUT
SUICIDE

17. SOLUTION
All students should
receive education about
healthy relationships in
as a part of health
education

18. While Health Care
Professionals should
make information
about dating violence
hotlines and
assistance for assault
patients available to
all visitors

19. CONCLUSION
All young people have the right to be safe in their relationships.
Dating violence affects young people in a unique way and can
have long-lasting negative physical and psychological
consequences.
Providing young people with the communication and conflict
resolution skills, support, and resources to avoid or end
unhealthy and violent relationships is key to their well-being.
Meanwhile, underlying causes such as poverty, and violence as
a social norm, must be addressed in order to bring an end to
relationship violence.

20. REFERENCES
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/datingviolence
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/tee
n_dating_violence.html
https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-teen-dating-
violence
http://www.loveisrespect.org/resources/dating-violence-statistics/