Erika's Lifelong Learning Blog : August 2016

Domestic & Dating Violence: Looking at the Youth Population

"Teen Dating Violence"

What do you notice about this video, words, images, relationship portrayed?

What messages are being sent here?

What age group do you think is targeted?

How might the teenage and youth population be influenced by this video?

Peers and media also influence behaviors and attitudes. Research suggests between 50 to 80% of adolescents report knowing friends who were involved in dating violence (Ashley & Foshee, 2005; Halpern, Oslak, Young, Martin & Kupper, 2001; Teen Research Unlimited, 2008). Adolescents with friends who experience dating violence are more likely to perpetrate violence against their dating partner (Foshee, McNaughton, Reyes, & Ennett, 2010). Further, media exposure may impact adolescent attitudes surrounding dating violence, specifically the belief that violence is a way to resolve relationship problems (Manganello, 2008; Rivadeneyra & Lebo, 2008). Adolescents who prefer aggressive media such as physical or verbal violence in television, movies, music and video games are likely to exhibit violent relationship patterns (Connolly et al., 2010). When faced with fictional dating situations, the majority of young adolescents resorted to aggressive conflict resolution techniques, such as fighting (Prospero, 2006). http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/a-phenomenological-investigation-of-adolescent-dating-relationships-and-dating-violence-counseling-interventions/

Exercise: stats and facts

Risk Factors

These factors could be grouped into four broad categories:

Precarious sexual history
Risky family background
Poor self-regulation skills
Risky social environment

Other Factors:

Cultural lens
Exposure
Bully Behavior
At-Risk Behavior in general
Substance Abuse

10 Warning Signs of an Abusive Relationship

When your friend and her boyfriend are together, he calls her names or puts her down in front of other people.

He acts extremely jealous when she talks to other boys, even when it is completely innocent.

She apologizes for his behavior and makes excuses for him.

She frequently cancels plans at the last minute, for reasons that sound untrue.

He’s always checking up on her, calling or paging her, and demanding to know where she has been and whom she has been with.

You’ve seen him lose his temper, maybe even break or hit things, when he’s mad.

She seems worried about upsetting him or making him angry.

She is giving up things that used to be important to her, such as spending time with friends or other activities, and is becoming more and more isolated.