An evaluation of Safe Dates, an adolescent dating violence prevention program
| dc.contributor.author | Foshee, V. A., Bauman, K. E., Arriaga, X. B., Helms, R. W., Koch, G. G., & Linder, G. F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-29T17:03:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-29T17:03:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives: This study assessed the effects of the Safe Dates program on the primary and secondary prevention of adolescent dating violence. Methods: Fourteen schools were randomly allocated to treatment conditions. Eighty percent (n=1886) of the eighth and ninth graders in a rural county completed baseline questionnaires, and 1700 (90%) completed follow-up questionnaires. Results: Treatment and control groups were comparable at baseline. In the full sample at follow-up, less psychological abuse, sexual violence, and violence perpetrated against the current dating partner were reported in treatment than in control schools. In a subsample of adolescents reporting no dating violence at baseline (a primary prevention subsample), there was less initiation of psychological abuse in treatment than in control schools. In a subsample of adolescents reporting dating violence at baseline (a secondary prevention subsample), there was less psychological abuse and sexual violence perpetration reported at follow-up in treatment than in control schools. Most program effects were explained by changes in dating violence norms, gender stereotyping, and awareness of services. Conclusions: The Safe Dates program shows promise for preventing dating violence among adolescents. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Foshee, V. A., Bauman, K. E., Arriaga, X. B., Helms, R. W., Koch, G. G., & Linder, G. F. (1998). An evaluation of Safe Dates, an adolescent dating violence prevention program. American Journal of Public Health, 88(1), 45–50. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1508378/# | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/3612 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Journal of Public Health | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | teens | en_US |
| dc.subject | intervention | en_US |
| dc.subject | risk factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | program evaluation | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | An evaluation of Safe Dates, an adolescent dating violence prevention program | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |