Teen dating violence is a widespread issue, but one that is often overlooked. In fact, many adults and teens are unaware that teens experience violence in their relationships. It is, however, more common than many expect and occurs in communities all across the country.
Prevalence of Teen Dating Violence in the United States:
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2006). Physical dating violence among high school students – United States. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 55 (19).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2014). Surveillance summaries: Youth risk behavior surveillance – United States. Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report 63 (no. SS-4).
Halpern, C. T., Oslak, S.G., Young, M.L., Martin, S.L., & Kupper, L.L., (2001). Partner violence among adolescents in opposite-sex romantic relationships: Findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health. American Journal of Public Health 91, 1679-1685.
Halpern, C.T., Young, M.L., Waller, M.W., Martin, S.L., & Kupper, L.L., (2004). Prevalence of partner violence in same-sex romantic and sexual relationships in a national sample of adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 35, 124-131.
Liz Claiborne Inc., (2005) Study on teen dating. Teenage Research Unlimited. Retrieved from http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year (2006).
- The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative annual survey of youth in grades 9 to 12, found that of those students who dated someone in the last 12 months, approximately one in 10 reported being a victim of physical violence from a romantic partner in 2013 (2014a).
- According to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, who analyzed a sample of adolescents in grades 7 to 12 who were then followed over time, approximately 30 percent of people ages 12 to 21 in heterosexual relationships reported experiencing psychological abuse in the past 18 months; 20 percent of youth in same-sex relationships reported experiencing the same type of abuse (Halpern, Oslak, Young, Martin, & Kupper, 2001) (Halpern, Young, Waller, Martin, & Kupper, 2004).
- 69% of all teens that had sex by the age of 14 said they had gone through one or more types of abuse in a relationship (Liz Claiborne, Inc., 2008).
- 1 in 5 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 14 say their friends are victims of teen dating violence (Liz Claiborne, Inc., 2008).
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2006). Physical dating violence among high school students – United States. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 55 (19).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2014). Surveillance summaries: Youth risk behavior surveillance – United States. Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report 63 (no. SS-4).
Halpern, C. T., Oslak, S.G., Young, M.L., Martin, S.L., & Kupper, L.L., (2001). Partner violence among adolescents in opposite-sex romantic relationships: Findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health. American Journal of Public Health 91, 1679-1685.
Halpern, C.T., Young, M.L., Waller, M.W., Martin, S.L., & Kupper, L.L., (2004). Prevalence of partner violence in same-sex romantic and sexual relationships in a national sample of adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 35, 124-131.
Liz Claiborne Inc., (2005) Study on teen dating. Teenage Research Unlimited. Retrieved from http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics