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Tw
een a
nd T
een D
ati
ng V
iole
nce
and A
buse S
tudy
Co
nta
ct:
Anne G
lauber
Offic
e:
212.5
93.6
481
Cell:
917.3
70.2
069
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ly 2
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Ta
ble
of
Co
nte
nts
>M
eth
od
olo
gy (
pg
3-4
)
>R
es
ea
rch
Fin
din
gs
•S
um
ma
ry in
Bri
ef (p
.5)
•T
we
en
Re
latio
nsh
ips (
p.6
-11
)
•T
ee
n D
atin
g (
p.1
2-1
4)
•P
are
nts
’K
no
wle
dg
e (
p.1
5-2
0)
>A
pp
en
dix
•R
esp
on
de
nt d
em
og
rap
hic
s (
p.2
1-2
2)
>B
ac
kg
rou
nd
an
d O
bje
cti
ve
s (
p.
23
-24
)
>D
efi
nit
ion
of
term
s(p
.25
)
>H
ow
to
Re
ad
Ch
art
s(p
.26
)
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2,0
00
-plu
s o
nli
ne
in
terv
iew
s c
on
du
cte
d
>T
RU
independently s
am
ple
d thre
e g
roups a
nd fie
lded a
custo
miz
ed 1
5-m
inute
surv
ey o
nlin
e to e
ach o
f th
em
:
•1,0
43 T
weens
(ages 1
1-1
4)
•523 P
are
nts
of
Tw
eens
•626 T
eens
(ages 1
5-1
8)
>T
he s
am
ple
siz
es for
these th
ree g
roups y
ield
marg
ins o
f e
rro
r o
f !
3.0
,!
4.1
, and !
3.9
(re
spectively
) perc
enta
ge
poin
ts a
t a 9
5%
confidence level.
>R
espondents
were
not self-s
ele
cte
d
•R
espondents
were
invite
d b
y e
to p
art
icip
ate
in a
surv
ey;
they w
ere
not in
form
ed o
f th
e s
ubje
ct m
atter
befo
re a
gre
ein
g to
part
icip
ate
, nor
were
they invited fro
m T
RU
’s(o
r any p
art
icula
r)
website.
>T
RU
set dem
ogra
phic
quota
s to b
ala
nce b
y g
ender,
achie
ve a
mix
acro
ss a
ges, and
to e
nsure
adequate
eth
nic
re
pre
senta
tion to a
lign w
ith U
.S. C
ensus d
ata
.
>S
urv
eys fie
lded n
ationally
fro
m J
anuary
2 -
18,
2008.
ME
TH
OD
OL
OG
Y
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TR
U’s
tee
n r
ese
arc
h p
an
el
>T
RU
’sre
searc
h p
art
ner,
a leadin
g s
am
ple
pro
vid
er,
main
tain
s
a h
igh-q
ualit
y o
nlin
e p
anel th
at in
clu
des teens fro
m h
ousehold
s
nationw
ide.
•D
em
ogra
phic
info
rmation is g
ath
ere
d w
hen c
onsum
ers
join
the
researc
h p
anel and is u
sed to r
andom
ly invite a
n a
ppro
priate
num
ber
of re
spondents
in p
re-d
ete
rmin
ed g
roups (a
ge,
gender,
eth
nic
ity,
regio
n, etc
.).
•W
ith the larg
e n
um
ber
of youth
availa
ble
within
the p
ane
l, this
part
ner
is a
ble
to s
tratify
the s
am
ple
by a
ge, gen
der,
eth
nic
ity, geogra
phic
re
gio
n, ty
pe o
f re
sid
ence, and
more
–and s
till
random
ize
respondent
invitees w
ithin
each g
roup.
•Q
uota
s a
re s
et to
ensure
suffic
ient num
bers
of re
spondents
in e
ach
key s
egm
ent.
•A
ll re
spondents
have a
gre
ed v
ia d
ouble
opt-
in t
o p
art
icip
ate
in
researc
h; th
ose u
nder
18 y
ears
of age h
ave o
bta
ined p
are
nta
l consent.
>T
RU
’sre
searc
h p
art
ner
is a
me
mber
of C
AS
RO
(C
ouncil
of
Am
erican S
urv
ey R
ese
arc
h O
rganiz
ations)
and is r
epre
sente
d
on its
com
mitte
e.
ME
TH
OD
OL
OG
Y
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>T
hro
ughout th
is r
eport
, le
tters
are
used in
gra
ph
s t
o r
ep
rese
nt
the
rate
d c
on
ce
pts
fo
r
sta
tistical te
sting.
•A
ca
pita
l le
tte
r sig
nifie
s a
va
lue
“sig
nific
an
tly”
hig
her
at th
e 9
5%
confiden
ce level; a
low
erc
ase
letter
show
s that it is d
irectionally
hig
her
(90%
confidence).
>B
ase s
izes (
the n
um
ber
of people
within
a
segm
ent w
ho a
nsw
ere
d a
question)
appear
in p
are
nth
eses in e
ach c
hart
’s legend.
•H
ere
, w
e c
an s
ee that
1,0
43 tw
eens a
nd 5
23
pare
nts
of tw
eens a
nsw
ere
d the q
uestion.
HO
W T
O R
EA
D C
HA
RT
S
HO
W M
UC
H I
NF
O S
HA
RE
D W
ITH
PA
RE
NT
S
(SA
MP
LE
GR
AP
H)
1%
5%
27
%
13
%
54%
A
16
% b
35
%
28
%
15
% B
5%
BN
oth
ing
No
t ve
ry m
uch
So
me
A lo
t
Eve
ryth
ing
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
(B)
Pa
ren
ts (
52
3)
Qu
es
tio
n:
Ho
w m
uch
wo
uld
yo
u s
ay y
ou
r p
are
nts
(yo
u)
kno
w a
bo
ut
yo
ur
(so
n’s
/dau
gh
ter’s)
bo
yfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d r
ela
tio
nsh
ips o
r ho
okin
g u
p e
xp
eri
en
ce
s?
Qu
es
tio
n t
ext
(as it appeare
d to
responden
ts)
Whe
re a
pp
rop
ria
te, pa
rent-
wo
rdin
g a
ppea
rs in
pa
renth
eses.
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Su
mm
ary
in
bri
ef
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
>D
ating r
ela
tionship
s s
tart
younger
than r
ealiz
ed: nearly h
alf o
f11-
to 1
4-y
ear
old
s h
ave b
een in a
dating r
ela
tionship
.
>S
ex is c
onsid
ere
d p
art
of tw
een d
ating r
ela
tionship
s b
y a
surp
risin
g n
um
ber
of tw
eens a
nd p
are
nts
–th
ough p
are
nts
belie
ve it is
not
their
tween w
ho is h
avin
g s
ex.
>S
ignific
ant le
vels
of abusiv
e b
ehavio
r are
report
ed in t
ween
dating r
ela
tionship
s,
and t
eens r
eport
that abusiv
e b
ehavio
r in
cre
ases d
ram
atically
in t
he t
een y
ears
(age 1
5-1
8)
>A
larm
ingly
, data
reveals
tha
t e
arly s
exu
al a
ctivity
appears
to
fuel dating v
iole
nce a
nd a
buse a
mong teenagers
.
>A
lthough m
ost
pare
nts
dis
cuss r
ela
tionship
s w
ith t
heir
tw
eens,
they r
eally
seem
to b
e in the d
ark
about w
hat goes o
n.
>T
oday’s
tw
een r
ela
tionship
behavio
r m
ay fore
shadow
a n
ew
w
ave o
f dis
turb
ing a
buse a
mong t
ee
ns in
th
e n
ea
r fu
ture
, unle
ss s
om
eth
ing is d
one to p
revent it.
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Da
tin
g r
ela
tio
nsh
ips b
eg
in m
uc
h
ea
rlie
r th
an
ex
pe
cte
d
>N
early h
alf o
f all
tweens (
47%
)—and
more
than o
ne in t
hre
e 1
1-t
o 1
2-y
ear-
old
s (
37%
) [n
ot
chart
ed]—
say they
have b
een in a
boyfr
iend/g
irlfriend
rela
tionship
.
>N
early t
hre
e in f
our
tweens (
72%
) say
dating r
ela
tionship
s b
egin
by a
ge 1
4.
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS Q
ue
sti
on
14
:H
ave
yo
u e
ve
r b
ee
n in
a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d r
ela
tio
nsh
ip?
Qu
es
tio
n 8
:A
t w
ha
t a
ge
wo
uld
yo
u s
ay p
eo
ple
usu
ally
be
gin
a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d r
ela
tio
nsh
ip?
TW
EE
NS
’(A
GE
S 1
1-1
4)
RE
LA
TIO
NS
HIP
ST
AT
US
Ne
ve
rB
ee
n i
n a
Re
lati
on
sh
ip
53%
Cu
rre
nt
Re
lati
on
sh
ip
20
%
Be
en
in
Pa
st
Re
lati
on
sh
ip
27
%
47
%H
av
e B
ee
nin
a D
ati
ng
R
ela
tio
ns
hip
WH
EN
RE
LA
TIO
NS
HIP
S B
EG
IN
3%
25
%
35%
28
%
9%
Aft
er
age
16
Ages 1
5-1
6
Ages 1
3-1
4
Ages 1
1-1
2
10
or
Yo
un
ge
r
Tw
een
s (
1,0
43)
72
%S
ay b
y t
he
a
ge
of
14
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Se
x i
s c
on
sid
ere
d t
o b
e a
pa
rt o
f tw
ee
n d
ati
ng
rela
tio
nsh
ips b
y b
oth
tw
ee
ns a
nd
pa
ren
ts
>A
mazin
gly
, m
ore
than o
ne in four
kid
s a
nd
pare
nts
say s
exual activity is p
art
of
twe
en
dating r
ela
tionship
s.
•R
oughly
one in thre
e tw
eens (
37%
) and
pare
nts
(31%
) say touchin
g a
nd feelin
g u
p is
part
of a d
ating r
ela
tionship
.
•O
ral sex is s
aid
by 2
7%
of tw
eens a
nd 2
6%
of
pare
nts
to b
e a
part
of
tween r
ela
tionship
s.
•M
ore
than o
ne in f
our
tweens (
28%
) and
pare
nts
(26%
) als
o s
ay that havin
g s
ex (
goin
g
all
the w
ay)
is a
part
of tw
een r
ela
tionship
s.
CO
NS
IDE
RE
D P
AR
T O
F A
TW
EE
N D
AT
ING
RE
LA
TIO
NS
HIP
Qu
es
tio
n 6
(9):
Th
inkin
g a
bo
ut p
eo
ple
yo
ur
(so
n/d
au
gh
ter’
s)
ag
e, w
ou
ld y
ou
sa
y e
ach
of
the fo
llow
ing
is p
art
of a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlf
rie
nd
rela
tio
ns
hip
?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
26
%
26
%31
%
39%
56%
70%
B
49%
B
37%
B
27%
28
%S
ex (
goin
g a
ll
the
wa
y)
Ora
l se
x
Tou
ch
ing &
fee
ling u
p
Ma
kin
g o
ut
Kis
sin
g
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
(B)
Pare
nts
(5
23)
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33%
31%
48%
64%
87%
Ha
d s
ex
(we
nt
all
the
wa
y)
Ha
d o
ral se
x
To
uch
ed
an
d f
elt u
p
Ma
de
ou
t
Kis
se
d
(A)
Rela
tion
sh
ip T
wee
ns (
502
)
On
e i
n t
hre
e t
we
en
s i
n a
re
lati
on
sh
ip
rep
ort
s s
ex
ua
l b
eh
avio
r a
mo
ng
pe
op
le
the
ir a
ge
>N
early h
alf o
f tw
eens in a
rela
tionship
(4
8%
) know
a friend o
r som
eone e
lse
their
age w
ho touched a
nd felt u
p a
part
ner.
>R
oughly
one-t
hir
d o
f th
ose tw
eens s
ay
they k
now
friends a
nd p
eers
who h
ave
had o
ral sex (
31%
) and w
ho h
ave h
ad
se
x (
33
%).
Qu
es
tio
n 1
0:
Do
yo
u k
no
w a
nyo
ne
am
on
g y
ou
r fr
ien
ds a
nd p
eo
ple
yo
ur
ag
ew
ho
ha
ve
do
ne
an
y o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
with
a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d o
r w
ith
som
eo
ne
he
/sh
eh
as h
oo
ke
d u
p w
ith
?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
KN
OW
FR
IEN
DS
/PE
ER
S W
HO
HA
VE
…
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Pa
ren
ts b
eli
eve
th
eir
ow
n c
hil
d
to b
e i
nn
oc
en
t
>A
lthough m
any p
are
nts
of
tweens in a
re
lationship
consid
er
sex to b
e a
part
of a
tween r
ela
tionship
s, o
nly
7%
of
the
m
belie
ve that
their
ow
nchild
has g
one
furt
her
than k
issin
g o
r m
akin
g o
ut.
•T
he m
ajo
rity
of th
ese p
are
nts
(59%
) re
aliz
e
their tw
een h
as k
issed
a d
ating p
art
ner—
and
17%
know
that
their c
hild
mad
e o
ut w
ith
som
eone.
MY
11
-14
YE
AR
OL
D H
AS
…
Qu
es
tio
n 2
1:
Th
inkin
g a
bo
ut yo
ur
so
n’s
/da
ug
hte
r’s b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d r
ela
tio
nsh
ip(s
) o
r h
oo
kin
g u
p p
art
ner(
s),
ha
s h
e/s
he e
ve
r d
on
e a
ny o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
yo
u k
no
w o
f?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
7%
17
%
19
%
28
%
59
%
Go
ne f
urt
he
r
tha
n m
akin
g o
ut
Ma
de
out
Hu
ng o
ut
toge
the
r a
t
ho
me
(alo
ne
)
Gon
e o
ut
toge
the
r (ju
st
the
tw
o o
f
them
)
Kis
se
d
Pa
ren
ts (
20
0)
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Su
rpri
sin
g l
eve
ls o
f a
bu
siv
e b
eh
avio
r
rep
ort
ed
in
tw
ee
n d
ati
ng
re
lati
on
sh
ips
>A
mong 1
1-
to 1
4-y
ear-
old
s w
ho h
ave b
een in a
re
lationship
:
•A
str
ong m
ajo
rity
(62%
) sa
y they k
now
friends w
ho
have b
een v
erb
ally
abused (
calle
d s
tupid
, w
ort
hle
ss,
ugly
, etc
.) b
y a
bo
yfr
iend/g
irlfrie
nd.
!T
wo
in
fiv
e (
41
%)
[no
t ch
art
ed
] kn
ow
fri
en
ds w
ho
ha
ve
b
ee
n c
alle
d n
am
es, p
ut d
ow
n, o
r in
su
lte
d v
ia
ce
llph
on
e, IM
, so
cia
l n
etw
ork
ing
site
s (
like
MyS
pa
ce
a
nd
Fa
ce
bo
ok),
etc
.
•M
ore
than a
third (
36%
) know
friends a
nd p
eers
their
age w
ho h
ave b
een p
ressure
d b
y a
boyfr
iend/g
irlfriend
to d
o thin
gs they d
idn’t w
ant to
do.
•O
ne in fiv
e 1
3-1
4 y
ear
old
s in r
ela
tionship
s (
20%
) say
they k
now
friends a
nd p
eers
who h
ave b
een s
truck in
anger
(kic
ked, hit, sla
pped,
or
punched)
by a
boyfr
iend
or
girlfriend.
KN
OW
FR
IEN
DS
/PE
ER
S W
HO
HA
VE
…
Qu
es
tio
n 1
1:
Do
yo
u k
no
w a
nyo
ne
am
on
g y
ou
r fr
ien
ds a
nd p
eo
ple
yo
ur
ag
ew
ho
…?
Qu
es
tio
n 1
2:
Do
yo
u k
no
w a
nyo
ne
am
on
g y
ou
r fr
ien
ds a
nd p
eo
ple
yo
ur
ag
ew
ho
ha
ve
e
ve
r h
ad
a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d o
r so
me
on
e h
e/s
he h
as h
oo
ke
d u
p w
ith
…
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS 13
%
15
%
16%
36
%
62
%
Be
en p
ressu
red
into
havin
g o
ral
se
x w
hen d
idn
't
want
to
Be
en p
ressu
red
into
havin
g s
ex
(goin
g a
ll th
e
way)
wh
en d
idn
't
wan
t to
Be
en h
urt
by a
n
ang
ry p
art
ne
r
Been p
ressure
d
to d
o t
hin
gs d
idn
't
wa
nt
to d
o
Be
en c
alle
d
nam
es,
put
dow
n,
or
insulte
d
Rela
tion
sh
ipT
we
en
s (
50
2)
"20
%am
on
g a
ges 1
3-1
4
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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2
Tw
eens r
ecogniz
e t
hat
abuse is a
seri
ous p
roble
m,
but
they d
on’t
know
what
to d
o a
bout
it
>O
ne in f
our
tweens (
24%
) say d
ating
vio
lence—
physic
ally
hurt
ing r
ela
tionship
part
ners
—is
a s
erious p
roble
m for
people
th
eir
age.
•A
dditio
nally
, m
ore
than a
third (
37%
) agre
e that
verb
al abuse is a
serious p
roble
m for
people
th
eir a
ge
.
>S
till,
only
half o
f all
tweens (
51%
) cla
im to
know
the w
arn
ing s
igns o
f a b
ad/h
urt
ful
tween-d
ating r
ela
tionship
.
•O
nly
slig
htly m
ore
(54%
) said
they w
ould
know
w
hat to
do if a friend c
am
e to them
for
help
.
>N
ota
bly
, te
ens r
eport
ing s
ignific
antly h
igher
on e
ach o
f th
ese m
easure
s p
rovid
es
evid
ence t
hat
the s
eriousness o
f th
ese
pro
ble
ms incre
ase w
ith a
ge
Qu
es
tio
n 1
3:
Ho
w m
uch
do y
ou
ag
ree
or
dis
ag
ree
with
ea
ch
of th
e fo
llow
ing
sta
tem
en
t?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
AG
RE
E W
ITH
ST
AT
EM
EN
T(T
op
2 B
ox: “S
om
ew
hat”
or
“Str
ongly
Agre
e”)
54
%
51
%
37%
24%
75
% A
77%
A
62%
A
42%
A
Would
know
what to
do if
a
frie
nd told
me
about bein
g h
urt
by
a p
art
ner
I know
the
warn
ing s
igns o
f
a b
ad o
r hurt
ful
rela
tionship
Usin
g w
ord
s to
hurt
a p
art
ner
is
a s
erious
pro
ble
m f
or
people
my
age
Physic
ally
hurt
ing a
part
ner
is a
serious p
roble
m
for
people
my
age
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
(B)
Rela
tion
ship
Te
en
s (
626
)
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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3
Da
ta r
eve
als
ala
rmin
g c
orr
ela
tio
n b
etw
ee
n e
arl
y
se
xu
al
ex
pe
rie
nc
es a
nd
te
en
da
tin
g v
iole
nc
e/a
bu
se
>A
mong a
ll te
ens w
ho h
ad s
ex b
y a
ge 1
4,
69%
report
havin
g g
one t
hro
ugh o
ne o
r m
ore
ty
pes o
f abuse in a
rela
tionship
. [n
ot
chart
ed]
•T
wo in fiv
e teens s
urv
eyed (
42%
) re
port
ed that
they’v
e h
ad s
ex. [n
ot chart
ed]
>A
n a
larm
ing o
ne o
ut of
thre
e t
eens w
ho h
ad
sex b
y a
ge 1
4 (
34%
) say they h
ave b
een
physic
ally
abused b
y a
n a
ng
ry p
art
ne
r (h
it,
kic
ked,
or
choked).
•A
mong teens w
ho first had s
ex a
t age 1
5 o
r 16,
one in fiv
e (
20
%)
have e
ndure
d s
uch b
eatings.
•F
or
teens w
ho s
tart
ed h
avin
g s
ex late
r, the
physic
al abuse r
ate
, th
ou
gh s
till
concern
ing, is
sig
nific
an
tly lo
we
r (9
%).
>T
he c
orr
ela
tion b
etw
een e
arlie
r sexual
behavio
r and h
igher
levels
of abuse a
ppears
to
als
o h
old
tru
e for
verb
al and s
exual fo
rms
of abuse.
AB
US
IVE
DA
TIN
G B
EH
AV
IOR
S A
MO
NG
TE
EN
S
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
Qu
es
tio
n 1
9 (
tee
ns
):H
ave
yo
u e
ve
r h
ad
a p
art
ne
rin
a d
atin
g o
r se
rio
us r
ela
tio
nsh
ip w
ho
…?
15
%
15
%
9%
36
%
22
%
20
%
20
% C
47
%
34
% b
C
36
% B
C
34
% B
C
61
% b
C
Pre
ssu
red
in
to
havin
g s
ex
(goin
g a
ll th
e
way)
wh
en d
idn
't
want
to
Pre
ssu
red
in
to
havin
g o
ral sex
wh
en d
idn't w
ant
to
Hu
rt in
an
ger
(hit,
sla
ppe
d,
choked,
punched
, or
kic
ke
d)
Calle
d n
am
es o
r
put
dow
n
verb
ally
(A)
By a
ge 1
4 (
64)
(B)
Age 1
5-1
6 (
126)
(C)
Age 1
7-1
8 (
76)
Fir
st
ha
d s
ex
…
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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4
Co
ntr
oll
ing
be
ha
vio
rs a
lso
en
du
red
by m
ore
tee
ns w
ho
re
po
rt e
arl
y s
ex
ua
l b
eh
avio
r
>M
ore
than o
ne in t
hre
e te
en
s r
ep
ort
th
at
the
ir
part
ners
wante
d to k
now
where
they w
ere
(3
6%
) and w
ho they w
ere
with (
37%
) all
the
tim
e.
[no
t ch
art
ed
]
•A
mong teens w
ho h
ad s
ex b
y a
ge 1
4, th
ese
trackin
g b
ehavio
rs a
re m
uch h
igher
(58%
and
59%
, re
spectively
).
>D
ram
atically
more
teens w
ho h
ad s
ex b
y a
ge
14 s
ay they’v
e b
een p
ressure
d b
y a
part
ner
to d
o thin
gs they d
idn’t w
an
t to
do
(4
5%
vs.
22%
of all
surv
eyed teens).
>N
early t
wic
e a
s m
any teens w
ho h
ad s
ex b
y
age 1
4 s
aid
they w
ere
calle
d n
am
es o
r put
dow
n b
y their
part
ner
(61%
vs. 33%
of all
teens s
urv
eyed).
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
Qu
es
tio
n 1
9 (
tee
ns
):H
ave
yo
u e
ve
r h
ad
a p
art
ne
rin
a d
atin
g o
r se
rio
us r
ela
tio
nsh
ip w
ho
…?
18
%21
%26
%29
%
41
%
43
%
56
% c
35%
C
35%
C
34
%
42
% c
57
% C
59
% C
58%
c
36
% C
38%
C45
% C5
2%
C
Asked
to o
nly
spe
nd
tim
e w
ith
him
/he
r
Trie
d t
o p
reve
nt
tim
e w
ith f
am
ily/
frie
nds
Pre
ssure
d t
o d
o
thin
gs d
idn't w
an
t
to
Oft
en
told
what
to
do
Alw
ays w
an
ted t
o
kn
ow
wh
o w
ith
Alw
ays w
an
ted t
o
kn
ow
whe
reab
outs
(A)
By a
ge 1
4 (
64)
(B)
Age 1
5-1
6 (
126)
(C)
Age 1
7-1
8 (
76)
CO
NT
RO
LL
ING
DA
TIN
G B
EH
AV
IOR
S
AM
ON
G T
EE
NS
Liz Claibor
ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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5
Tw
ee
ns a
nd
te
en
s t
alk
to
pa
ren
ts a
nd
frie
nd
s a
bo
ut
the
ir d
ati
ng
re
lati
on
sh
ip
>T
wo-t
hir
ds o
f tw
eens in r
ela
tionship
s identified
mom
and f
riends (
each 6
7%
) as p
eople
with
whom
they d
iscuss their e
xperiences.
•F
ew
er
pare
nts
identified t
weens p
rim
ary
part
ners
(e
ach 5
7%
)—but did
corr
ectly identify
what
were
tw
eens’to
p r
esourc
es for
rela
tionship
d
iscu
ssio
ns.
•F
ar
more
teens identified friends (
78%
) as
som
eone they talk
to a
bout re
lationship
s than
na
med
th
eir m
om
(4
4%
).
!O
nly
48
% o
f te
en
s r
ep
ort
go
ing
to
mo
m o
r d
ad
to
ta
lk a
bo
ut d
atin
g r
ela
tio
nsh
ips.
>N
ota
bly
, m
ost pare
nts
who s
ay they h
aven’t
talk
ed t
o t
heir
tw
een a
bout
rela
tionship
s
(70%
) say it’s b
ecause their c
hild
is too
young.
[not
chart
ed]
WH
O T
AL
K T
O A
BO
UT
RE
LA
TIO
NS
HIP
S
Qu
es
tio
n 2
3/2
6/2
7:
Who
wo
uld
yo
u s
ay y
ou
ta
lk to a
bo
ut yo
ur
bo
yfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d
rela
tio
nsh
ips o
r h
oo
kin
g u
p e
xp
eri
en
ce
s?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
15
%
28%
44%
9%10%
25
%
57
%
29
%
13
%
78%
AB
14%
36%
aC
57
% C
13
% b
67
% B
18%
Bc29
% C
67
% B
C
Oth
er
tru
ste
d
ad
ults
Oth
er
fam
ily
me
mbe
rsDa
d
Bro
thers
/
sis
ters
Mo
m
Frie
nd
s
(A)
Tw
een t
alk
to…
(505)
(B)
Pa
ren
ts t
hin
k t
we
en
s t
alk
to
… (
20
0)
(C)
Teens t
alk
to…
(626)
PARENTS
75
% C
71
% C
48
%
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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6
Pa
ren
ts k
no
w l
ess t
ha
n t
he
y t
hin
k t
he
y d
o
>A
lth
ou
gh
pa
ren
ts a
re r
igh
t th
at
mo
st
of
their
tw
eens t
alk
to t
hem
about
dating
rela
tionship
s,
they a
ppear
to
ove
restim
ate
th
e a
mo
un
t o
f w
ha
t is
share
d.
•T
wo thirds o
f pare
nts
(67%
) th
ink they
know
a lot (“
a lot”
or
“every
thin
g”)
about
their tw
een’s
rela
tionship
—but
sig
nific
antly f
ew
er
tweens (
51%
) concur.
•M
ore
than thre
e tim
es a
s m
any tw
eens
(20%
) as p
are
nts
(6%
) adm
it that pare
nts
know
little o
r noth
ing a
bout th
e tw
eens’
dating r
ela
tionship
s.
HO
W M
UC
H P
AR
EN
TS
KN
OW
AB
OU
T
TW
EE
NS
’R
EL
AT
ION
SH
IPS
Qu
es
tio
n 2
2(3
2):
Ho
w m
uch
wo
uld
yo
u s
ay y
ou
r p
are
nts
(yo
u)
kn
ow
ab
ou
t yo
ur
(so
n’s
/da
ug
hte
r’s)
bo
yfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d r
ela
tio
nsh
ips o
r ho
okin
g u
p e
xp
eri
en
ce
s?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
1%
5%
27%
54%
13
%16
%
35%
28%
15%
5%
No
thin
g
No
t ve
ry m
uch
So
me
A lo
t
Eve
ryth
ing
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43)
(B)
Pa
rents
(5
23
)
LITTLE OR
NOTHING
20
% B
6%
Acco
rdin
g t
o…
51
%67
% A
Liz Claibor
ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
y1
7
Pa
ren
ts u
nd
ere
sti
ma
te t
we
en
s’d
ati
ng
an
d h
oo
kin
g-u
p f
req
ue
nc
y
>F
ew
er
pare
nts
identified their
tween a
s h
avin
g b
een in a
re
lationship
(38%
) th
an t
weens
said
they’v
e b
een in o
ne (
47%
).
>T
wic
e a
s m
any tw
eens r
eport
havin
g “
hooked u
p”
with a
part
ner
(17%
) as p
are
nts
report
ed t
hat
of
their
child
(8%
).
RE
LA
TIO
NS
HIP
ST
AT
US
Qu
es
tio
n 1
4(1
6):
Ha
ve
yo
u (
Ha
s y
ou
r so
n/d
au
gh
ter)
eve
r be
en
in
a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
en
d
rela
tio
nsh
ip?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS 8
%
23%
15%
20
% B
27
% b
17
% B
Eve
r h
oo
ke
d
up
with
so
me
on
e
Be
en
in
a
(pa
st)
bo
yfr
ien
d/
girlfrie
nd
rela
this
hip
Cu
rre
ntly in
a
bo
yfr
ien
d/
girlfrie
nd
rela
tio
nsh
ip
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
(B)
Pa
ren
ts (
52
3)
BE
EN
IN
ARELA
TIONSHIP:
47
% B
38
% A
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
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8
Pa
ren
ts a
re o
ut
of
the
lo
op
wit
h t
he
ir
twe
en
’sfr
ien
ds’se
xu
al
be
ha
vio
rs
>A
cro
ss the v
arious d
ating b
ehavio
rs,
few
er
pare
nts
than 1
1-
to 1
4-y
ear-
old
s
report
know
ing a
tw
een w
ho h
as d
one
them
with a
rela
tionship
part
ner.
>M
ore
than t
wic
e a
s m
an
y t
we
en
s (
18
%)
as p
are
nts
(8%
) know
an 1
1-
to 1
4-y
ear-
old
who h
as h
ad o
ral sex.
>N
early tw
ice a
s m
any tw
eens a
s p
are
nts
know
som
eone b
etw
een t
he
ag
es o
f 1
1
and 1
4 w
ho h
as t
ouched a
nd f
elt u
p a
part
ner
(32%
vs. 17%
)—and w
ho h
as
ha
d s
ex (
21
% v
s. 1
1%
).
Qu
es
tio
n 1
0(1
4):
Do
yo
u k
no
w a
nyo
ne
am
on
g y
ou
r (s
on
’s/d
au
gh
ter’
s)
frie
nd
s a
nd p
eo
ple
yo
ur
(his
/he
r)
ag
ew
ho
ha
ve
do
ne
an
y o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
with
a p
art
ner?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
11%
8%
17%
27%
53%
67%
B
45%
B
32
% B
18%
B
21%
BH
ad
se
x
(wen
t all
the
way)
Ha
d o
ral sex
Tou
ch
ed
an
d
felt u
p
Mad
e o
ut
Kis
se
d
(A)
Tw
een
s (
1,0
43)
(B)
Pa
ren
ts (
52
3)
KN
OW
FR
IEN
DS
/PE
ER
S W
HO
HA
VE
…
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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9
Pa
ren
ts a
re l
arg
ely
un
aw
are
of
the
tru
e
ab
use
le
ve
ls p
rese
nt
am
on
g t
we
en
s
>O
nly
12%
of
pare
nts
(com
pare
d w
ith 2
3%
of
tweens)
know
som
eone their c
hild
’s a
ge w
ho h
as h
ad a
p
art
ne
r th
rea
ten
to
sp
rea
d r
um
ors
if
they d
idn’t d
o a
s
told
.
>O
ne
in
fo
ur
pa
ren
ts (
24
%,
ve
rsu
s 4
0%
of
twe
en
s)
know
som
eone their c
hild
’s a
ge w
ho h
as b
een c
alle
d
nam
es o
r put dow
n b
y a
boyfr
iend/g
irlfriend.
•O
nly
22%
of pare
nts
(com
pare
d w
ith 3
6%
of all
tweens)
know
som
eone t
heir c
hild
’s a
ge w
ho h
as b
een c
alle
d
stu
pid
, w
ort
hle
ss, ugly
, etc
. by a
boy/g
irlfrie
nd.
>T
wic
e a
s m
any tw
eens a
s p
are
nts
know
a f
riend o
r peer
who h
as b
een p
ressure
d to h
ave o
ral sex (
8%
vs. 4%
) and w
ho h
ave b
een p
ressure
d t
o h
ave s
ex
(go a
ll th
e w
ay)
again
st
their w
ill (
9%
vs. 5%
).
PA
RE
NT
S’K
NO
WE
DG
E O
F A
BU
SE
IN
TW
EE
N R
EL
AT
ION
SH
IPS
Qu
es
tio
n 1
1(1
5):
Do
yo
u k
no
w a
nyo
ne
am
on
g y
ou
r (s
on
’s/d
au
gh
ter’
s)
frie
nd
s
an
d p
eo
ple
yo
ur
(his
/he
r) a
ge
wh
o…
?
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
5%
4%
12%
22%24%
40%
B
36%
B
23%
B
8%
B
9%
BB
een
pre
ssu
red
into
havin
g s
ex
wh
en d
idn't w
an
t
to
Be
en
pre
ssu
red
into
ha
vin
g o
ral
se
x w
he
n d
idn
't
wa
nt
to
Has h
ad a
pa
rtne
r th
rea
ten
to s
pre
ad r
um
ors
if d
idn
't d
o a
s t
old
Bee
n p
ut
do
wn
(ca
lled
stu
pid
,
wo
rth
less,
ug
ly,
etc
.)
Been c
alle
d
nam
es o
r pu
t
dow
n
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
(B)
Pare
nts
(523
)
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
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2%3
%4%
13%
13%1
5%1
7%1
9%
28
% B
29
% B
28
% B
24
% B
18
% B
9%
B
8%
B
7%
BS
hare
private
or
em
barr
assin
g
vid
eo
s o
f th
em
Ma
ke t
hem
afr
aid
to n
ot re
sp
ond
to a
ca
ll, e
ma
il, te
xt,
etc
.
Sh
are
priva
te o
r
em
barr
assin
g
pic
ture
s o
f th
em
Call/
text to
ch
eck u
p
on the
m b
etw
een
12
:00
AM
an
d 5
:00
AM
Texte
d to c
heck u
p
on t
hem
more
tha
n
20 tim
es/d
ay
Call
to c
heck u
p o
n
them
mo
re t
han
10
tim
es/d
ay
Ca
ll th
em
nam
es,
put th
em
do
wn,
or
insu
lt th
em
Spre
ad r
um
ors
abo
ut th
em
(A)
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
(B)
Pa
ren
ts (
52
3)Pa
ren
ts u
na
wa
re h
ow
mu
ch
tw
ee
ns a
re
ha
rasse
d/e
mb
arr
asse
d e
lec
tro
nic
all
y
>A
buse v
ia tech-d
evic
es a
nd n
etw
ork
ing s
ites
is f
ar
more
pre
vale
nt
than p
are
nts
realiz
e.
•N
early tw
ice a
s m
any t
weens a
s p
are
nts
know
som
eone b
etw
een the a
ges o
f 11 a
nd 1
4 w
ho h
as
been c
hecked u
p o
n v
ia c
ellp
hone
more
than 1
0
tim
es p
er
day (
28%
vs. 15
%)
or
by texting m
ore
th
an 2
0 tim
es p
er
day (
24%
vs. 13%
).
•S
ignific
antly m
ore
tw
eens (
than p
are
nts
realiz
e)
als
o k
no
w frien
ds w
ho
:
!H
ad
ru
mo
rs s
pre
ad
ab
ou
t th
em
ele
ctr
on
ica
lly.
!H
ad
pri
va
te a
nd
em
ba
rra
ssin
g p
ictu
res a
nd
vid
eo
of th
em
sh
are
d.
!H
ave
be
en
ve
rba
lly a
bu
se
d v
ia c
ellp
ho
ne
, IM
, te
xt,
ne
two
rkin
g s
ite
, e
tc.
!H
ave
be
en
ma
de
to
fe
el a
fra
id n
ot
to r
esp
on
d t
o
an
ele
ctr
on
ic c
om
mu
nic
atio
n.
KN
OW
FR
IEN
DS
/PE
ER
S
WH
O H
AD
A P
AR
TN
ER
…
Qu
es
tio
n 1
2(1
6):
Do
yo
u k
no
w a
nyo
ne
am
on
g y
ou
r (s
on
’s/d
au
gh
ter’
s)
frie
nd
s a
nd p
eo
ple
yo
ur
(his
/he
r)
ag
ew
ho
ha
s/h
ave
eve
r h
ad
a b
oyfr
ien
d/g
irlfri
end
or
so
me
on
e h
e/s
he h
as h
oo
ke
d u
p w
ith
…
RE
SE
AR
CH
FIN
DIN
GS
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
ships Stud
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Re
sp
on
de
nt
de
mo
gra
ph
ics
Qu
es
tio
n 1
/2/3
:A
re y
ou…
(N=
622)
AP
PE
ND
IX
AG
E / G
EN
DE
RE
TH
NIC
ITY
28%
21%
21%22%
25% 26
%
25%
25%
Age
13
-14
,
Fe
ma
le
Age
13
-14
,
Male
Age
11
-12
,
Fe
ma
le
Age
11
-12
,
Male
Tw
ee
ns (
1,0
43
)
Pa
ren
ts' C
hild
(5
23
)
26%
24%
24%2
6%
Age
17
-18
, F
em
ale
Age
17
-18
, M
ale
Age
15
-16
, F
em
ale
Age
15
-16
, M
ale
Rela
tionship
Teens (
626)
3%
12
%
10
%
10
%
72
%
3%
3%
19
%
9%
73
%
3%
3%
13
%
15%
71
%
Oth
er
Asia
n/ P
acific
Isla
nd
er
His
pa
nic
/
La
tin
o
Bla
ck/
Afr
ican
-
Am
erican
Wh
ite
/
Ca
uca
sia
n
(A)
Tw
een
s (
1,0
43)
(B)
Pare
nts
of
Tw
ee
ns (
52
3)
(C)
Rela
tionship
Teens (
626)
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
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Re
sp
on
de
nt
de
mo
gra
ph
ics
Qu
es
tio
n:
Wha
t sta
te d
o y
ou liv
e in?
Qu
es
tio
n:
Wh
ich o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
best describes the a
rea w
here
you liv
e?
AP
PE
ND
IX
EA
ST
20,1
7,2
5%
MID
WE
ST
26,
18,1
8%
SO
UT
H33,3
3,2
6%
WE
ST
21,3
2,3
0%
GE
OG
RA
PH
IC D
ISP
ER
SIO
NC
OM
MU
NIT
Y T
YP
E
No
te:
perc
ents
with
in e
ach r
egio
n r
epre
sen
t tw
eens (
n=
1,0
43),
pare
nts
of
twee
ns (
n=
523),
and r
ela
tio
nship
tee
ns (
n=
626)
respectively
23%
46%
31%
21%
51%
28%
27%
46%
27%
Ru
ral or
sm
all
tow
n
en
viro
nm
en
t
Su
bu
rbs o
r
tow
n/
vill
age
en
viro
nm
en
t
ne
ar
a c
ity
Urb
an
, city
en
viro
nm
en
t
(A)
Tw
een
s (
1,0
43)
(B)
Pa
ren
ts o
f T
we
en
s (
52
3)
(C)
Rela
tionship
Teens (
626)
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
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Liz
Cla
ibo
rne
’s o
ng
oin
g c
om
mit
me
nt
to
un
de
rsta
nd
ing
ab
use
in
re
lati
on
sh
ips
>In
2005 a
nd 2
006, Liz
Cla
iborn
e Inc. com
mis
sio
ned T
RU
to
conduct quantita
tive r
esearc
h to d
ete
rmin
e the levels
of verb
al, p
hysic
al, a
nd s
exual abuse o
ccurr
ing a
mong
Am
erican t
eenagers
.
>A
s p
art
of an o
ngoin
g c
om
mitm
ent
to u
nders
tandin
g a
nd
addre
ssin
g a
buse t
hat
may b
e takin
g p
lace in t
he “
dating”
rela
tionship
s o
f young p
eople
, Liz
Cla
iborn
e Inc.
com
mis
sio
ned r
esearc
h a
mong tw
eens
(ages 1
1-1
4)
and
pare
nts
of
tweens
to e
xplo
re t
he d
ating b
ehavio
r and
pote
ntial sig
ns o
f abuse a
mong t
his
young s
egm
ent.
•T
eens w
ho h
ave b
een in a
rela
tionship
(ages 1
5"18)
were
als
o
surv
eyed for
added p
ers
pective a
nd
to test w
heth
er
their
rela
tionship
experiences h
elp
to
pre
dic
t d
atin
g s
ucce
ss.
BA
CK
GR
OU
ND
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
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Ex
plo
re t
we
en
da
tin
g a
nd
re
lati
on
sh
ip a
bu
se
>U
nders
tand t
he “
dating”
behavio
r of
tweens
•W
hat defines d
ating (
inclu
din
g r
om
antic r
ela
tionsh
ips a
nd “
hookin
g
up”)
for
tweens?
•W
hen d
o tw
een r
ela
tionship
s b
egin
? W
ho a
re tw
een “
date
rs”?
•T
o w
hat exte
nt do t
hese r
ela
tionship
s in
clu
de s
exual behavio
r?
>A
ssess p
ote
ntial abuse in tw
een d
ating r
ela
tionship
s
•D
o tw
eens r
ecogniz
e o
r unders
tand a
buse in their r
ela
tionship
s?
•W
hen d
o s
igns o
f po
wer
and c
ontr
ol ente
r tw
een r
ela
tionship
s?
•D
o tw
eens thin
k they a
re in r
ela
tionship
s that m
ight be a
busiv
e?
•Is
there
a r
ela
tion
ship
betw
een e
arly s
exual behavio
r and
subsequent dating a
buse?
>U
nders
tand w
hat pare
nts
know
about
their t
ween’s
dating
behavio
r and s
igns o
f abuse
•A
re p
are
nts
in-t
he-k
now
or
clu
ele
ss o
n the topic
of abuse?
•W
ould
pare
nts
recogniz
e the s
igns o
f abuse in tw
een r
ela
tionship
s?
•A
re p
are
nts
havin
g c
onvers
ation
s w
ith their tw
eens a
bout abuse?
OB
JE
CT
IVE
S
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ne Inc. Twe
en Relation
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Th
e t
erm
ino
log
y l
iste
d b
elo
w i
s u
se
d
thro
ug
ho
ut
this
re
po
rt
>T
ween
s
•11-
to 1
4-y
ear-
old
s
>P
are
nts
•S
urv
eyed r
espondents
who h
ave a
n 1
1-
to 1
4-y
ear-
old
child
>T
een
s (
or
“re
lati
on
sh
ip t
een
s”)
•15-
to 1
8-y
ear-
old
s w
ho h
ave b
een in a
re
lationship
(teens w
ho h
ad
never
been in a
rela
tionship
were
scre
ened)
>D
ati
ng
rela
tio
nsh
ip
•A
“boyfr
iend/g
irlfriend”
rela
tionsh
ip (
when r
efe
rrin
g t
o t
ween
rela
tionship
s)
>R
ela
tio
nsh
ip t
ween
s
•T
we
en
sw
ho r
eport
they’v
e e
ver
been in
a d
ating r
ela
tionship
or
“hooked u
p”
with a
part
ner
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