Dating Violence
• Estimated prevalence of nonsexual dating violence:
– 22% among male & female h.s. students
– 32% among college students
• females more likely victims
• 80-90% of rapes on college campuses committed by
someone victim knows
• characteristics of perpetrators: sexually aggressive
male peers, heavy alcohol or drug use, dating violence
normative, traditional sex roles, rape myths, family
history of observing or experiencing abuse