The Teen Power and Control Wheel | Starrett Wellness Group

Controlling behavior can start early. The Teen Power and Control Wheel, produced by the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence and developed from the Duluth model, shows how control can appear in teen dating relationships, including through peer pressure, rumors, and social status.

It can help teens, and the adults who care about them, put words to what is happening. Select the wheel to view it full size.

The Teen Power and Control Wheel. Physical and sexual violence form the outer rim. Inside are eight sections showing tactics used in teen dating relationships: peer pressure; anger and emotional abuse; isolation and exclusion; sexual coercion; threats; minimizing, denying, and blaming; intimidation; and using social status. — Teen Power and Control Wheel, adapted from the Power and Control Wheel developed by Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, Duluth, MN. Produced and distributed by the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Austin, Texas.

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National Domestic Violence Hotline, available 24/7: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.

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This page is for general educational purposes and is not a diagnosis or a substitute for individualized mental-health care. The wheel is shown in its original form and remains the property of the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence.

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