Friends Don't Support Teens Involved in Dating Violence
Teens turn away when friends bring up dating violence, according to a new study from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.
Researchers surveyed 224 high school students about whom they turn to with their problems involving romantic relationships. Most talked things over with friends rather than family members. However, the teens told researchers that if they tried to bring up dating violence, their friends would change the subject.
"Peers might feel threatened when hearing of severe violence because they might fear the abuser or might be reminded that they too are vulnerable to severe violence in their relationships," said the study's co-author, Professor Richard Toman at Michigan's School of Social Work.
This study appears in the Journal of Adolescence.
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Researchers surveyed 224 high school students about whom they turn to with their problems involving romantic relationships. Most talked things over with friends rather than family members. However, the teens told researchers that if they tried to bring up dating violence, their friends would change the subject.
"Peers might feel threatened when hearing of severe violence because they might fear the abuser or might be reminded that they too are vulnerable to severe violence in their relationships," said the study's co-author, Professor Richard Toman at Michigan's School of Social Work.
This study appears in the Journal of Adolescence.
Worried that your teen is experimenting with drugs or alcohol? Visit Adolescent-Substance-Abuse.com to learn how to recognize the signs and learn how to help your teenager.
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