African American teen dating abuse is a learned behavior

"The teen dating violence comes in three forms of abuse: emotional, verbal and physical. According to Henry and Zeytinoglu, the most common forms of abuse amongst African American teens are verbal and psychological. An example of this is the boyfriend or girlfriend who continually checks their partner’s Facebook wall post and Twitter messages and then starts arguments based on what is found...."

http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/2013/05/15/african-american-teen-dating-abuse-is-a-learned-behavior/