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Save the Children Survey Finds Widespread Abuse in Italian Teen Relationships

The charity's new survey highlights pervasive digital control with gendered risks in Italian teens' relationships.

Overview

  • One in four adolescents say a partner’s behavior frightened them, and 36% report partners using violent language.
  • Digital control is common, with one in three geolocated by a partner and 28% having intimate images shared without consent.
  • Sexual harassment is widespread, affecting more than four in ten adolescents and rising to 50% among girls.
  • Girls report heavy impacts in public spaces, with 66% experiencing catcalling, 70% feeling unsafe, and 49% avoiding night travel alone on public transport.
  • Risk intensifies in conflictual family settings, where 39% use violent language and 30% display violent attitudes toward partners versus 28% and 18% overall.