Dating Violence Among College Students: Key Issues for College Counselors.

DATING violence; ACQUAINTANCE rape; COLLEGE students; STUDENT counselors; FACULTY advisors; COUNSELING in higher education; EDUCATIONAL counseling; STUDENT affairs services; PROFESSIONS

The authors present a review of literature examining dating violence among college students. They describe 6 key issues related to dating violence among college students that affect college counselors' work. These key issues relate to the incidence and prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychological violence in college students' dating relationships, risk factors and relationship dynamics associated with dating violence, and counseling issues—including related psychological symptoms and college students' reporting of dating violence to professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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