The scale, nature and impact of young partner domestic abuse in UK secondary schools

在当前新冠肺炎的全球大流行中，英国似乎出现了一场“影子大流行”。这种流行病与一种在学术界通常被称为青少年约会暴力的现象有关。虽然美国有几项调查青少年校园约会暴力的研究(O Keefe，2005；布鲁塞尔，2003；Debnam，2021)，但在英国对这一问题的关注很少。英国相当于青少年约会暴力的青年伴侣家庭暴力(以下简称YPDA)在定义上类似于青少年约会暴力，但已被扩展到“包括威胁、情感虐待、胁迫和控制行为、身体暴力以及现任或前任随意或稳定伴侣实施的强迫、非自愿或施虐的性行为”(Young et al，2018：738)。2015年，在16-19岁的年轻女性中，12.6%的人遭受过家庭暴力。截至2020年3月，这一比例已上升至14%(英国国家统计局2015年，英国国家统计局2020年)。缺乏对这一虐待行为的政治和媒体报道和分析。此外，很少有学术研究探讨英国的YPDA。为了解决这一研究差距，该项目将使用混合方法来调查英国正在发生的YPDA的性质、规模和影响，并提出一系列现实世界的政策和实践建议，以期减少其发生。

Amidst the current Covid-19 global pandemic, there is seemingly a 'shadow pandemic' emerging in the United Kingdom (UK). This pandemic pertains to a phenomenon commonly known in academia as teen dating violence. While there are several studies in the U.S. investigating teen dating violence in schools (O Keefe, 2005; Brustin, 2003; Debnam, 2021), scant attention has been provided to the issue in the U.K. The U.K. equivalent of teen dating violence, Young Partner Domestic Abuse (hereafter, YPDA) is similar in definition to teen dating violence, however has been expanded to "encompass threats, emotional abuse, coercion and controlling behaviours, physical violence and coerced, non consensual or abusive sexual activities perpetrated by a current or former casual or steady partner" (Young et al, 2018: 738). In 2015, 12.6% of young women aged 16-19 had suffered from domestic abuse. This rate has risen to 14% as of March 2020 (ONS 2015, ONS 2020). Political and media coverage and analysis of this abuse is lacking. Moreover, few academic studies have been published that explore YPDA in the U.K. In seeking to address this research gap, this project will use a mixed methods approach to investigate the nature, scale and impact of the YPDA that is occurring in the UK, and forward a series of real-world policy and practice recommendations with the aim of reducing its occurrence.