Fewer than one in six 16-year-olds have heard of coercive control and know what it means, new UlsterUni, QUBelfast and NHSCTrust study suggests
Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse involving a pattern of threats, humiliation and intimidationFewer than one in six 16-year-olds have heard of coercive control and know what it means, a new study suggests.
But the researchers also said there was limited evidence on how relationship and sex education in schools was addressing things like coercive control.some relationships between teenagers can involve coercive control or emotional abuse.The UU, QUB and Northern Trust study, called Young People's Understanding of Coercive Control in Northern Ireland, has just been published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma.
The young people were also asked about two scenarios that illustrated coercive control in a teenage relationship. "Young people taking part in the survey comprehend the abusive nature of the obvious and deliberate coercive and controlling behaviours described. "Providing young people with the language and tools to communicate with parents, guardians, peers about unhealthy relationship practices will create wider pathways to support," the study said.
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