1.2- Young people and intimate relationship
Young people especially the young women are influenced by what they see, whether it is peer pressure, the community or even social media. An example of this is, when they see their friends involved in a relationship they may also feel that its only right they also get in a relationship, this means, that they force themselves to be in a relationship that they are not ready to be in.
Young girls easily fall in love and trust easily. Some of this can lead to them falling in love with the wrong person. Furthermore, young girls and young boys should I say can also be very vulnerable. In addition, most of these young people do not understand the meaning of being in love or understanding the concept of love. To me, I believe that most young people are infatuated by love; however, what is your understanding of love if the partner is violent towards the other partner. The acceptance of being abused by their partners is a growing concern within our society.
Studies from America shows, that 1 in 4 teenage girls have experienced abuse by their partners, 3 in 4 have experienced emotional abuse and 1 in 3 has experienced sexual violence. However, 16% of boys had experienced sexual violence from a partner and 6.2% of
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A recent study, found that 12% of children under 11 years old had been exposed to domestic abuse between adults in their homes (NSPCC, 2011). Exposure to domestic violence can have an effect on young people’s behaviour and their emotional well-being. These forms of effect can ‘internalised’ behaviours, such as anxiety and depression, as well as having an effect on ‘externalised’ behaviours, such as aggression and sudden changes in their relationships (Domestic Violence & Incest Resources Centre Victoria,
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Over seven billion people in the world and many unfortunate receive the toll of abuse, either by seeing it or experiencing it firsthand. In all countries around the world abuse flourishes. In the United States one in three women, one in four men, and one in five teenage girls experienced a type of abuse according to the National Institute of Justice. A top concern for ninety-two percent of women is domestic and sexual abuse ("Domestic Violence Statistics"). Sexual, emotional, physical, neglect, or financial abuse leaving lasting effects on children, elders, and victims of all ages. Abusers use different tactics like humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial or blame to break down their victim preventing them from leaving; which leads to incidences of repeated abuse cause victims to seek help in shelters or agencies advocating against family violence. Yet in some cases after prolonged abuse and too much red tape, victims take action into their own hands and put themselves into precarious situations causing more emotional strife and drama to their already complicated life.
In conclusion, it is clearly shown that domestic violence has a negative effect on the children who witness it. An expanding body of research suggests that childhood trauma and adverse experiences can lead to a variety of negative health outcomes (Anda & Chapman & Dube & Felitti & Giles & Williamson, 2001, p.1). In fact, childhood stressors such as witnessing domestic violence and other household dysfunctions are highly interrelated and have a graded relationship to numerous health and social problems (Anda & Chapman & Dube & Felitti & Giles & Williamson, 2001, p.2). It is obvious and clearly shown that the children who witness domestic abuse have serious long term mental effects.
An occurrence of violence is typically companied with controlling and emotionally abusive behavior which makes up a small amount of the pattern that is part of the dominance and control of the partner inflicting the abuse. Some effects of intimate partner violence include physical injury, trauma psychologically, and even death in extreme cases. The occurrence of domestic violence can go one for someone’s entire life and it can even be passed down to future generations. This happens when the abuse is not reported or dealt with and the children begin to see it on a regular basis making it something that they know as a second nature thing that happens. In occurrences of domestic violence, violence is not equal which means that even if victim their abuser back or initiates more violence to diffuse a situation, the violence is not the same. Whenever abuse occurs there is always one person who is the “primary, constant, source of power, control, and abuse in the relationship” (NCADV,
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According to the book, Children Who See Too Much, frequent exposure to violence changes the structure of the developing brain. And, it also leaves marks on the chemistry of a young child’s brain (Groves, 37). The children begin to be afraid of their environment because they see their world as unpredictable and dangerous. Hence, them become very aware of their environment, they become guarded waiting for the next dangerous thing that might happen (Groves, 46) Seeing violence at home also affects the child in school. Because their fight or flight system is always running, it begins to interfere with the ability to do learning tasks in school. “They do not complete assignments. They may be highly active and restless.” (Groves, 47) “It affects their emotional development their social functioning, their ability to learn and focus in school, their moral development, and their ability to negotiate in intimate relationships as adolescents and adults.” (Groves, 57). Children are also at risk for both internalizing factors such as anxiety, depression, and self-blame. They are also susceptible to externalizing factors such as aggression and delinquency behaviors. Witnessing or hearing abuse can also affect children in the long run. If they witness long term abuse, it can become “a form of modeling for present and future behavior” according to the Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies by Albert
Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. J. (2008). The impact of exposure to domestic violence on children and young people: A review of the literature. Child Abuse and Neglect, 32, 797-810.
Teen violence could be prevented, with proper parenting. Low self-esteem is the leading reasons for becoming a teen violence target. As we know each relationship is unique in his own way, there are a few normal situations that can be an issue to teen dating violence. Most cases the abuser may have once been a victim or witnessed domestic violence themselves, situations that could impact this type of behavior, the abuser could have been raised with strict views on masculinity roles or they could have develop a level of anger management due to witnessed her mother being abused by their father.
Megan R. Holmes discusses Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and the effects it has on children. She starts her article by stating that one in seven men and one in four women have experienced IPV, and the households with female victims show that thirty-eight percent have children under the age of twelve living there.
It could also lead in to their future and become more prominent in the coming years such as domestic violence, violence in general. “Every year an estimated 3.3 million to 10 million children are exposed to domestic violence in their home” Moylan, Carrie A., Herrenkohl, Todd I., Sousa, Cindy, Tajima, Emiko A., Herrenkohl, Roy C., Russo, M. Jean (2010). “Studies investigating the prevalence of child abuse find that almost 900,000 children are classified as maltreated by parents and other caretakers” Moylan et al. (2010). Teens who were abused as children are also more likely to exhibit externalizing behavior problems, such as delinquency and violence
How does domestic violence between parents and parental figures affect the children who witness it? This is a question often asked by Sociologists and Psychologists alike. There have been studies that prove that children who witness domestic inter-parental violence experience mental health problems, issues with gender roles, substance abuse, the committing of crimes and suicide/suicide attempts later in their lives. This paper will explore all five of these 'effects' of domestic violence on children and show that there is evidence of a clear relationship in which increasing parental violence is associated with increasing outcome risks (Fergusson & Horwood, 1998, p.8).
In the article “The Mental Health of Children Who Witness Domestic Violence”, Meltzer et al. (2009) noted that domestic violence is not only limited to seeing the actual violent acts taking place, but it also includes witnessing the outcomes of the violence. These outcomes can include seeing their parent hurt and depressed, as well as noticing the broken objects left around the house. As well as defining domestic violence, Meltzer et al. (2009) discussed the steps that were taken to conduct a random research on families and children that had been exposed to domestic violence and those who had not. The researchers identified...
NSW. (2002, September 24). Domestic Violence and it’s impact on Children’s Development. Retrieved from http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/docswr/_assets/main/documents/dv_paper.pdf
Violence is displayed everywhere in society through media like entertainment, in their schools and communities, and within their homes. It is difficult to imagine living in a world without some sort of violence due to it being so prevalent in society. Many children have been exposed to violence in their own homes or have become victims leaving detrimental short and long term effects. There are three forms of domestic violence in the homes. They are physical, sexual, emotional abuse. People often think of domestic violence as having bruises or a broken arm, but in reality it is an occurrence that happens repeatedly over a period of time. One study concluded “children in domestic violence shelters found that almost half their mothers had
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