Imagine receiving a phone call in the middle of the night that your young, vibrant teenage daughter has been murdered on the night of her prom. Your daughter was stabbed to death by her boyfriend. Dating violence among high school students is more prevalent that most people think or want to acknowledge. I will explore, analytically, the dynamics of violence in teenage relationships. I will also describe the risk factors that place teenage boys at a greater risk of exhibiting violence in a dating relationship.
In summary, teen dating violence is a societal problem that is demanding attention. It is reported that each year approximately one in four adolescents reports verbal, physical, emotional or sexual abuse (Lowen, 2009). Factors that contribute to a teenage boy’s use of aggression within a dating relationship are alcohol and drugs, out of control behavior, and a history of family abuse.
Teen dating violence is defined as the physical, sexual, or psychological/emotional violence within a dating relationship (Herman, 2009). One partner in the relationship wants to be in control of the other person; they gain and maintain the power of control through abuse and violence. Teen dating exists is all demographics of race, age and social strata.
Teen violence is a silent epidemic with staggering statistics. Incidents of teen dating violence continue to increase at alarming speeds. The abuse is beginning at younger ages. In a majority of the cases, it is the teen boy in the relationship that is verbally, physically, emotionally, and or sexually abusive to his girlfriend. According to Lowen, (2009) one in three teens report knowing a friend who has been physically hurt by his or her partner through violent actions such...
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Many people are uneducated when it comes to domestic violence, sexual violence, and teen dating violence. “Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence” (Domestic Violence: Statistics & Facts). The statistics of domestic violence are alarming. “1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime”
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I selected teen dating violence because this is an issue affecting Eastern North Carolina, affecting teen mothers, high school students, and even middle school kids, are victim of dating violence. As the Community, and Hispanic Outreach Specialist for a Federal funded institution, for four counties in Eastern North Carolina, I have had the opportunity to work with many cases, from child abuse and neglect, homeless, poverty, drug addiction, hunger, HIV cases, domestic violence and the new trend teen dating violence, and one situation is connected to the other.
The phrase “domestic violence” typically refers to violence between adult intimate partners. It has been estimated that every year there are about 3.3 to 10 million children exposed to domestic violence in the confines of their own home (Moylan, Herrenkohl, Sousa et al. 2009). According to research conducted by John W. Fantuzzo and Wanda K. Mohr(1999): “[e]xposure to domestic violence can include watching or hearing the violent events, direct involvement (for example, trying to intervene or calling the police), or experiencing the aftermath (for example, seeing bruises or observing maternal depression)” (Fantuzzo & Mohr, 22). The effects of exposure can vary from direct effects such as behavioral and developmental issues to interpersonal relationships, all of which lead to detrimental prospects on the child’s development. This paper will explore those effects and how it affects children.
...hysical fighting.” (Teen Dating Violence). In any case of abuse the victim will always want out, even if it means harming themselves or others.
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In the article “The Mental Health of Children Who Witness Domestic Violence”, Meltzer et al. (2009) noted that domestic violence is not only limited to seeing the actual violent acts taking place, but it also includes witnessing the outcomes of the violence. These outcomes can include seeing their parent hurt and depressed, as well as noticing the broken objects left around the house. As well as defining domestic violence, Meltzer et al. (2009) discussed the steps that were taken to conduct a random research on families and children that had been exposed to domestic violence and those who had not. The researchers identified...
When a child witnesses domestic abuse it can have many different effects on the child. From my research I found that one of the most common effects on the child were mental health problems. In one study, conducted in New Zealand, young people that reported high levels of exposure to inter-parental violence had elevated rates of mental health problems (Fergusson & Horwood, 1998, p.1). Some of the least severe mental health problems included anxiety, inability to focus, and nightmares (Brescoll & Graham-Bermann, 2000, p.2). But these problems, which appear to be less severe, can also be the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Brescoll & Graham-Bermann, 2000, p.2). In a study conducted in 2001 the results indicated that higher levels of symptoms indicative of post traumatic stress were associated with children who have witnessed domestic violence (Hill & Nabors & Reynolds & Wallace & Weist, 2001, p.1). ?Children who have witnessed domestic violence are more likely to develop symptoms associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; that is, high levels of an...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem that is undetected due to not many of those that have been a victim report the incident. IVP can be consider as a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, which included physical, sexual, and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion, used by adults or adolescents against their intimate partner (Roark, 2010). For young adolescence that is a victim of dating violence, it is called adolescence dating violence (ADV). ADV is defined as physical, sexual, or psychological/emotional violence within a dating relationship. For ADV, through the national assessment of high school students found that as many of 30% of teens have experienced dating
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Over one-half (53%) of the respondents [adolescent males in high-poverty communities] have been in at least one type of violent behavior in the past year, and almost one-quarter have engaged in repeated hitting of family members or acquaintances. Once in four (23%) have been involved in at least one type of serious predatory violence, including carrying a hidden weapon, gang fighting, use of strong arm methods, or assault. (Saner 97)