We must 'break the cycle' of teen dating violence, one expert said.
Psychological manipulation can be subtle, perhaps undetectable by the developing teenage brain, said Dr. Anisha Abraham, head of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children's National in Washington, D.C.
The new findings do not mean that all teenagers in violent relationships will suffer lasting negative consequences. But"adolescence is a really fundamentally important time where trajectories are set in terms of where young people are going and how they experience the rest of adulthood," said Dr. Richard Chung, an adolescent medicine specialist at Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina.
The research review did not include data on LGBTQ teens, though Abraham noted that gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers"certainly experience higher rates of physical and sexual dating violence compared to those people who are identified as heterosexual."Talking with children as early as possible about healthy relationships is critical, experts agreed.
Abraham recommended modeling appropriate, respectful behavior among family members from the very beginning.As kids get older, Abraham, who has two teenagers, recommends checking in regularly about what's happening in their friend groups, finding out whether dating has begun among their peers.
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