Dating Violence In Teenage Relationships

Do teenagers today have their priorities in the right way when it comes to dating? More and more often, it does not look they do. Teenagers these days spend too much time looking deep into their own "romantic" relationships instead of the things that should be more important. Teenagers who are in serious relationships do not care as much about life, school, their families, or their jobs. These teenagers seem to forget everything that should be important to them in their lives. High school relationships typically do not end in marriages. However, experiences in high school relationships prepare teenagers for future relationships outside of school in the real world. This ensures that teenagers will not be completely drowned in their

In the following viewpoint, Varia states that “dating violence is a significant problem among adolescents and includes both physical and emotional abuse.” More than 20 percent of all adolescents were reported having an experience in some level of trauma related to dating and/or relationships, and this phenomenon affects both males and females. Young people who are involved in an abusive relationship have a much higher probability of other health problems, and adolescents involved in these abusive relationships are less likely than older people to report dating violence due to fear and misguided loyalty. Prevention programs must be set up for efforts to reach victims of violence, and medical professionals and educators need to make sure that they routinely monitor for signs of abuse among adolescent patients. Psychological or physical violence from an intimate partner towards the other—and underreporting of this issue remains a concern. Dating violence also includes psychological or emotional violence, such as power controlling behaviors or jealousy and greediness; physical violence, such as attacks; and sexual violence such as non consensual sexual activity without consent and rape. Female or male teenagers irrespectively may be the victims and/or perpetrators of dating violence which can be controlled. While a low percentage of both females and males may suffer dating violence, female teens in heterosexual relationships are more likely to be injured than male teens, more likely to be sexually assaulted and insulted, and more likely to suffer emotionally. According to advocatesforyouth.org, “While little research exists on dating violence among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth, research on same-gender violence among GLBT adults shows violence patterns similar