What Schools Can Do to Prevent Teen Dating Abuse by Katherine van Wormer in JFSCI - Juniper Publishers
As we know from scientific research drawn from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revelations that the adolescent brain, and the region most closely associated with judgment, is not yet fully developed, not until around age 25 or 26 [1]. And with endorphins flooding their brains, young people (or middle aged people in mid-life crisis) are apt to enter into an intimate relationship, with their feet not quite on the ground. We know from a national US school survey that approximately 10% of high school students reported physical victimization and 10% reported sexual victimization from a dating partner in the 12 months before they were surveyed [2]. Most early dating situations have positive or at least neutral results and are good learning experiences because most people are fairly normal and careful not to harm the other person. But in some situations, the personality traits of one of the partners can lead to a lot of pain and misery for both of the individuals. "If only I had known what I was getting into; if only I had seen the signs.
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