Abstract
The emotional abuse among the male college population, 18-24 years of age roughly is a profound trend in American society, putting thousands at risk. The search is focused on unearthing the significant causes of emotional abuse and instability of the male college students in New York. The demographics provide a more concise way to approach study and develop extensive theories on the prevalence of emotional abuse. The existing literature shows that males aged 18-24, especially college students, are estimated to be five times more likely than non-students of the same age to be victims of sexual assault (Brown et a., 2018). In the U.S., 1 in every ten sexual offenses, the victim is a male. This is a profound cause of emotional abuse among the target population.
The growing up and perseverance of the male college students in the rough New York neighborhoods is a major attribute to emotional abuse. The capacity to compete and break from the chain of high crime rate and drug abuse exposes college students to the profound risk of emotional abuse (Zaller et al., 2017). The male college students often struggle from falling victim to drug abuse, violence, and insecure neighborhoods (Sheats et al., 2018). As well, this attracts vast to curb instances of challenging moments, psychological context of maturity, and harassment from the senior students (Motley & Banks, 2018). The aspects of intimate relationships expose college males to emotional abuse, and the treatment of how mothers and women subject the males and neglect in the families can trigger emotional abuse (Brown et al., 2018). As well, succumbing to pressure and demand associated with the ages between 18 – 24 extensively affects male college students. Thus, the analysis of the key factors considered to influence emotional abuse male college students is fundamental (Vidourek, 2017). The streamlining of the study in New York neighborhoods include the environmental factors that contribute to the spread of emotional abuse on male college students.
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