UK1/3 of teenage girls abused by boyfriends

[mongrel]

I'm gobsmacked and concerned.

One in three teenage girls has suffered sexual abuse from a boyfriend and one in four has experienced violence in a relationship, according to an in-depth study published today.

The survey, by the NSPCC and Bristol University, found that of the 1,353 teenage girls and boys questioned across the UK, nearly 90% of girls aged 13 to 17 had been in an intimate relationship. A similar number of boys had been in relationships.

A quarter of girls had suffered physical violence, including being slapped, punched or beaten by their boyfriends, according to the study.

As part of the research, 91 young people were questioned at length. Of the girls, one in six said that they had been pressured into having sex and one in 16 claimed to have been raped.

Others who took part in the study said that they had been pressured or forced to kiss or intimately touch their boyfriends.

A small minority of the boys – one in 17 – reported being pressured or forced into sexual activity and almost one in five suffered physical violence in a relationship.

Many of the girls said they felt they had to put up with the abuse because they felt scared or guilty, or feared they would lose their boyfriend.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...e-nspcc-report

[removeduser_487563287433]

I read an article suggesting that there's people who will believe anything a group of teenage girls will tell them.

Not that I am in any way trivialising domestic violence - but generally with stats too shocking to be believed they warrent a cautious approach.

[hellheaven1987]

A small minority of the boys – one in 17 – reported being pressured or forced into sexual activity and almost one in five suffered physical violence in a relationship.

I wonder why there is only one line about boy, consider one-fifth of them got beat up by their girlfriends.

[mongrel]

I read an article suggesting that there's people who will believe anything a group of teenage girls will tell them.

Not that I am in any way trivialising domestic violence - but generally with stats too shocking to be believed they warrent a cautious approach.

Good point Ferrets. Perhaps we should look for independent critiques.

[Carach]

I read an article suggesting that there's people who will believe anything a group of teenage girls will tell them.

indeed. just remembering some of the shite the girls came out with when i was at school means i cant take this article seriously.

the definition of abuse is far too broad....and only 91 girls being asked hardly warrents the 'UK' part of the thread title.

[Viking Prince]

indeed. just remembering some of the shite the girls came out with when i was at school means i cant take this article seriously.

the definition of abuse is far too broad....and only 91 girls being asked hardly warrents the 'UK' part of the thread title.

Where did you get 91 being asked? It is over 90% of those interviewed. This is also only a survey for unknown purposes and is not being presented as a correct sample of a cross section of UK kids.

If you follow the links you will find that this survey was probably used to identify kids of a more in depth survey in this project:

Disadvantaged adolescents and dating violence

That would, of course, mean the survey has a bias to it and is not meant to be indicative of the population as a whole. This is still a serious problem and well worth the time and effort to study.

[Carach]

Where did you get 91 being asked?

"As part of the research, 91 young people were questioned at length."

never said the article was presenting it as UK cross section. Said the thread title does.

I could go out and ask a certain group of my friends if theyve ever been involved in gang violence and it would come back saying "2/3 commit gang violence!" - theres only a dozen to interview, if i included all friends it would drop to like 1/20- u c the difference?

such a small number, with such broad definitions, makes for an extremely poor survey. U dont even have to be qualified in the use of polls and statistics to know that.

[Viking Prince]

"As part of the research, 91 young people were questioned at length."

never said the article was presenting it as UK cross section. Said the thread title does.

I could go out and ask a certain group of my friends if theyve ever been involved in gang violence and it would come back saying "2/3 commit gang violence!" - theres only a dozen to interview, if i included all friends it would drop to like 1/20- u c the difference?

such a small number, with such broad definitions, makes for an extremely poor survey. U dont even have to be qualified in the use of polls and statistics to know that.

The purpose of the survey was to identify teens for a more extensive interview regarding abuse. The 91 were interviewed in greater detail for that study (which is not reported, btw) That is why I asked. The 91 has nothing to do with the atricle or the survey reported other than as a reason for conducting the survey. As I said earlier in the thread -- this survey may be biased and may not meant to be indicative of the UK. The purpose of the study was to find subjects for a more intensive series of interviews.

We might be saying the same thing.

[uos_spo6]

If you are my girlfriend and I have to rape you to get some, something is wrong with YOU.

And anyone who hasn't at least WANTED to slap their girlfriend must be dating a valium queen or some really lame agreeable .

[mongrel]

If you are my girlfriend and I have to rape you to get some, something is wrong with YOU.

And anyone who hasn't at least WANTED to slap their girlfriend must be dating a valium queen or some really lame agreeable .

For those who genuinely feel this way, there are alternatives that do not involve inflicting harm on women.

[Barry Goldwater]

and a couple of them

Nah, just a smiley.

Assuming he's joking of course. Otherwise, I am inclined to agree with you.

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[S.L.I.G]

wuh-oh.

I don't believe those statistics, load of crap. Most of the abuse is likely the woman lieing, or sensationalizing an experience with a past boyfriend. I have no doubt a lot of abuse occurs, but its definitely not 33% of women, especially in their teenage years. It isn't trendy to beat your girlfriend, im afraid.

Edit: Is 91 girls even enough to have the statistic apply to the population at large? jp probably knows, hes pretty good with stats...

[Amry]

Those bloody Muslims.

... wait, this is not a "Islam is evil" thread? What's wrong with you guys?

So anyway, what are we supposed to discuss here? "Violence against teenage girls is wrong"?

[mongrel]

Those bloody Muslims.

... wait, this is not a "Islam is evil" thread? What's wrong with you guys?

So anyway, what are we supposed to discuss here? "Violence against teenage girls is wrong"?

Not so much that is is wrong, but that it is (allegedly) so widespread. How crap must our kids' sex education and social development be?

[El Brujo]

How crap must our kids' sex education and social development be?

If this is a recent phenomenon then domestic violence would actually have been less common in the absence of of sex education. Not saying that correlation necessarily equals a connection, but it's something to think about.

[Pickle_mole]

Those bloody Muslims.

... wait, this is not a "Islam is evil" thread? What's wrong with you guys?

So anyway, what are we supposed to discuss here? "Violence against teenage girls is wrong"?

its probably muslims who have messed the stats up with disproportionate violence

[justicar5]

its probably muslims who have messed the stats up with disproportionate violence

even if every muslim woman was abused, they would have to make up a third of the population to explain this. NO this is old fashioned abusive men, white, black brown what ever.

[nce_wht_guy]

its probably muslims who have messed the stats up with disproportionate violence

No, they wouldn't be dating.

[jankren]

Teenage girls need to stand up for themselves. I feel bad about this but life is a jungle.

[S.L.I.G]

Teenage girls need to stand up for themselves. I feel bad about this but life is a jungle.

Erhm? "Jimmy you will NOT beat and rape me"
*gets beaten and raped twice as hard*

The most they can do is call the cops and hope for the best, but we all know thats 1) scary [for them] 2) sometimes doesn't work out [charges dont stick, out on bail> bf goes nuts and murders them, whatever].