When does dating violence turn into domestic violence?
• Examine possible typologies of dating violence. • One of the top research issues is the need for a better understanding of risk and protective factors via multilevel studies. • One important aspect is adequate evaluation of the risk and protective factors via a dedicated survey that adequately evaluates both the multilevel contributors, but also the motives, meanings, and reasons for girls and boys to commit teen dating violence. This controversy is causing major backsliding with respect to the progress we’ve made in decreasing violence against women. • Although research seems clear about correlations between dating violence and teen sexual violence and prior training/victimization, harsh parenting, and child abuse for victims and abusers in teen dating violence, there is an appalling lack of early intervention (psychoeducation counseling and advocacy) for children of all ages. We need studies to explore children’s access (both legal and practical) to such counseling and advocacy pri
