"The online poll, which asked 11,000 13- to 17-year-olds about their experience of violence in teen relationships, was carried out by Savanta on behalf of the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), a government-backed charity that works to prevent children from becoming involved in violence. Acknowledging the limitations of such a survey, the YEF said a quarter (28%) of teenagers who were polled claimed to have been in a romantic or sexual relationship in the past year."
"Behaviours included partners checking their phone or social media (19%), monitoring their location (14%) and criticism of their body or appearance (11%). One in 10 of those in relationships said they felt forced or under pressure to have sex, 12% felt afraid to disagree, 13% felt they couldn't leave and 5% said explicit images of themselves had been shared online."
"Although girls were slightly more likely to receive emotional or physical abuse from a partner than boys, the difference was small (41% v 37%), the report states. Girls were more likely to say their partner had made them feel they couldn't leave, made them afraid to disagree, criticised their appearance or put pressure on them to have sex. Boys, meanwhile, were more likely to report having explicit images of themselves posted online."
An online poll of 11,000 13- to 17-year-olds in England and Wales found 28% had been in a romantic or sexual relationship in the past year. Of those, 39% reported some form of abuse: 15% experienced physical or sexual abuse and 36% experienced emotional abuse. Reported abusive behaviours included phone or social media checking (19%), location monitoring (14%), appearance criticism (11%), pressure to have sex (10%), fear of disagreeing (12%), feeling unable to leave (13%) and sharing explicit images (5%). Girls reported slightly higher emotional or physical abuse; boys reported more image sharing online.
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