Teen dating violance
In order to get that power and control, most teen abusers start out very slyly using the various tactics - or spokes - of the wheel, but usually increase their use of them over time.
These include anger/emotional abuse, using social status, intimidation, minimize/deny/blame, threats, sexual coercion, isolation/exclusion and peer pressure.
While it's possible that dating violence could cause thoughts of suicide, it's also possible that children who are depressed are more likely than others to fall into abusive relationships, says Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston who was not involved in the new study.
Assaults by romantic partners often aren't isolated events.
According to teens themselves in a 2009 survey: How do you know what to do when someone confides in you?The outer rim of the wheel is physical violence as violent acts or the threat of violent acts are what abusers use to get and keep their power and control over their dating partners.Here is an easily printable version of the Power and Control Wheel.For example, they're more than twice as likely as others to consider suicide.Boys who have faced dating violence are nearly four times as likely to have been bullied online; girls are more than twice as likely.