PSYCH 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Dating Abuse, Psych
5 Apr 2017
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By college age, however, women are more likely to as a man for a date. The more dating an adolescent does the more likely they will experience going steady": there are advantages and disadvantages to this. Going steady raises the potential for greater intimacy. On the other hand, going steady raises the potential for greater intimacy. Also steady dating limits exposure to other potential partners. There are problems associated with teen dating: many dating partners experience difficulties with communications. When and how to initiate more intimacy. Misunderstanding the intentions of others for more or less closeness. Dating violence has become a growing concern: perhaps as many as 20% or more of adolescents have experienced dating violence. Both boys and girls report being the victim of dating violence, but boys initiate and perpetrate it more often: there seems to be a high risk of sexual aggression for adolescent females in romantic relationships.
