Friday, September 06, 2013

Study Confirms that LGBT Teens Are at Higher Risk of Being Victims of Dating Violence

From the National Institute of Justice:

A new study on teen dating violence has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender teenagers are at much greater risk of dating abuse than their heterosexual counterparts. Transgender teens are especially vulnerable.

Analyzing data from their larger study, “Technology, Teen Dating Violence and Abuse, and Bullying,” researchers at the Urban Institute provide one of the first examinations of dating violence and abuse through the distinct lens of sexual orientation and gender identity. Of the 3,745 youth in 7th to 12th grades, in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey surveyed in the study, six percent identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Download and read the full study “Technology, Teen Dating Violence and Abuse, and Bullying.” 

Read an abstract of the article about LGBT teens, which appeared in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

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