The topic of violence in the emotional relationships of young people is not only their problem, but society as a whole, announced the non-governmental organization Safe Women's House (SŽK) and the Association of Psychologists.
Today they presented the manual for young people "The relationship must be healthy". As stated in the press release, the issue of violence in emotional relationships among adolescents is still not recognized as being particularly present in society, and often not even among young people.
"In this way, by not recognizing the mentioned issue and not talking about it enough, there is a greater risk that young people will be exposed to suffering all forms of violence in emotional relationships," the announcement states.
As it is added, it is important to note that adolescence is a specific developmental stage, in which peer groups play the most significant role.
The SŽK and the Association of Psychologists said that young people in that developmental phase rarely confide in adults and authority figures, and most often solve problems in interpersonal relationships in the social circle, which often does not have an adequate response to their needs.
"That's why we consider it important to bring these two worlds closer together. We believe that greater openness of adults would create a space where adolescents could talk about their needs", said SŽK and the Association of Psychologists.
According to them, the topic of violence in the emotional relationships of young people is not only a problem of young people, but of society as a whole.
"The results of the research conducted in the initial phase of the project, which refers to the recognition of violent forms of behavior in partner relationships among young people, indicate worrying data," the announcement states.
The research showed that 19,5 percent of young people do not recognize "pushing, hitting" as violent forms of behavior.
It is stated that 14,5 percent believe that it is somewhat related to violent patterns of behavior, 19,5 percent answered that they are not sure, and 27 percent believe that it is about violent patterns.
As they said from SŽK and the Association of Psychologists, 30,5 percent do not consider it violence when an emotional partner insists on having a joint Instagram account.
"And 15 percent believe that it is somewhat inaccurate that it is about violence, 22,5 percent are not sure, 15 percent that it is quite true that it is about violence, and 17 percent are sure that it is about violence," the statement said. .
According to the research results, 22,1 percent believe that it is not violence when a guy or girl makes fun of or belittles their partner in front of others.
As stated, 10,6 percent believe that it is somewhat violence, 23,1 percent that it is quite true that it is violence, and 27,1 percent that it is certain that it is violence.
The results show that inappropriate jokes that make partners feel bad, 25,5 percent believe that it is not violence, and 52 percent say that it is fairly or completely true that it is violence.
The announcement states that 26,5 percent consider forcing a partner to have sexual relations when they don't want it to be violence.
It is added that 15,7 percent believe that it is quite true that it is violence, 19,3 percent are not sure.
"13,7 percent of the respondents believe that it is somewhat incorrect that it is about violence, and 24,4 percent that it is not true that it is about violence," the announcement states.
The survey showed that 26,6 percent do not consider being forced to participate in sexual activities that partners do not like as violence.
According to the results, 21,5 percent of respondents do not consider touching intimate parts of the body without the clear consent of the partner to be violent behavior.
As it is added, eight percent of the respondents believe that it is somewhat inaccurate that it is about violence, 10,5 percent are not sure, 23 percent believe that it is quite true that it is about violence, and 37 percent of the respondents believe that it is completely true that it is about violence.
The SŽK and the Association said that when a guy or girl records sexual relations without the consent of their partner, 34 percent believe that it is not violence.
"And 12,7 percent that it is somewhat violence, 14,7 percent that it is quite true that it is violence, while 22,3 percent think that it is completely true that it is violence," the announcement reads.
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