"...One argument that violence researchers often hear is that behaviors like name-calling and insults aren't serious enough to be called abuse. But that's not true, Bonomi said. "Studies in adults have shown that psychological abuse alone can be damaging to health," she said....
"Bonomi said it was significant that college students were reporting this level of abuse as teens. "There's a common belief in our society that dating violence only affects low-income and disadvantaged teens. But these results show that even relatively privileged kids, who are on their way to college, can be victims." The results also call for better education in our elementary schools. "Many of these kids are getting in relationships early, by the age of 13," Bonomi said. "We need to help them learn about healthy relationships and how to set sexual boundaries. It shouldn't just be one class session - it needs to be a routine discussion in school."
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