The perception of relationships has altered over the years, especially due to society 's idea of what is acceptable to tolerate versus the individuals own moral conduct. Often what is practiced in front of people is mimicked and sought to be a way of "learning". Traditional aspects also influence on what is condoned in a relationship such as the limitation of boundaries. Teenagers, in particular, are part of an abusive relationship and they don’t even realize it. Therefore, teenagers who are in an abusive relationship should be trained to identify and report incidents of dating violence.
Teen dating violence is defined as the physical, sexual or emotional aggression within a relationship and it can occur in person or electronically (Violence Prevention, 2018, p.1). Physical abuse happens when someone physically hurts their partner. For example, hitting, shoving, biting, strangling or throwing objects is all part of the physical abuse. Sexual abuse is also part of dating violence. Teenagers tend to force their partner into unwanted sexual activity, especially by threatening them. Last but not least, emotional and verbal abuse is one of the most difficult to deal with. Verbal abuse consists of threats, insults, constant monitoring, humiliation,
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Teen Dating Violence occurs in up to one third of adolescent relationships, with psychological abuse being more prevalent than physical violence. For example, Reyes and some of his colleagues in a study found that teenagers who experienced family violence were more likely to experience depression and accept dating violence than teenagers who did not witness family violence (Temple, Choi, Elmquist, Miller, 2016, p.3). Not only teenagers who witness family violence accept this, but they also might develop more aggressively attitudes leading them to engage in violent acts. These teenagers might think violence in a relationship is normal, but it isn’t the