Teaching Teenagers About Healthy Relationships: Evaluating a Dating Violence Program

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah L. Young ◽  
Ellen Faherty ◽  
Jennifer A. McLaren
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Adams Rueda ◽  
Alicia Hawley ◽  
Beverly M. Black ◽  
Bernadette Ombayo

Teen dating violence (TDV) is a widespread issue that social workers are likely to encounter in their practice with youth, yet little research exists concerning their preparedness to do so. This study assessed the proposed interventions of graduating MSW students (n=73) from two accredited universities in response to two scenarios of TDV. Each scenario reflected various forms of relational violence. Nearly one-third of students’ proposed interventions focused on the need to deliver some form of education, healthy relationships being the most prevalent theme. Other interventions included teaching about appropriate boundaries, issues of control and anger, self-esteem-building, and communication skills. The second most common set of responses pertained to individual assessment, and the third to individual and couple’s counseling. Few comments identified specific TDV interventions, such as safety planning or evidence-based prevention programs. Students’ recommendations for education and counseling rather than safety planning or multi-level interventions indicate that social work programs need to provide specific content in MSW curricula related to TDV and evidence-based interventions. 


Author(s):  
Alfredo Pérez-Marco ◽  
Panmela Soares ◽  
Mari Carmen Davó-Blanes ◽  
Carmen Vives-Cases

Introduction: The Lights4Violence project was created to promote healthy relationships among adolescents using a school intervention in which participants developed video-capsules where they highlighted skills to resolve situations of dating violence. This study aims to assess the results of the Lights4Violence training program by identifying different types of violence and positive development assets that Spanish adolescents use in their video-capsule scripts. Methods: A thematic analysis of the Lights4Violence video capsules was carried out. Open coding was used to identify violence patterns. A deductive analysis was used to identify student assets using the “Positive Youth Development Model”. Findings: Adolescents describe different patterns of violence, such as psychological violence, sexist violence or verbal violence that is present on the scripts. However, they showed themselves capable of resolving these situations using language and personal empowerment skills as resources. Family, friends and community were identified in adolescents’ scenarios as the most frequent assets to address situations of conflict. Conclusion: Adolescents can promote healthy relationships using protective factors against violence. Interventions that use this approach can potentially be useful in preventing violence.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 2358-2369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie M. Edwards ◽  
Kara Anne Rodenhizer ◽  
Robert P. Eckstein

We examined school personnel’s engagement in bystander action in situations of teen dating violence (DV), sexual violence (SV), and sexual harassment (SH). We conducted focus groups with 22 school personnel from three high schools in New Hampshire. School personnel identified their own barriers to intervening in situations of teen DV, SV, and SH (e.g., not having the time or ability to intervene). School personnel also discussed the ways in which they intervened before (e.g., talking with teens about healthy relationships), during (e.g., breaking up fights between dating partners) and after (e.g., comforting victims) instances of teen DV, SV, and SH. These data can be used to support the development of bystander training for school personnel as one component of comprehensive DV, SV, and SH prevention for teens. In addition, these data provide information that can be used to develop measures that assess school personnel bystander action barriers and behaviors in instances of teen DV, SV, and SH.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Vives-Cases ◽  
Vanesa Pérez-Martínez ◽  
MCarmen Davó-Blanes ◽  
Miriam Sánchez SanSegundo ◽  
Diana Gil-González ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Dating Violence (DV) is a public health problem that is on the rise. In this paper, we aim to analyse different factors associated with DV victimization among female and male adolescents in Spain, considering socioeconomic circumstances, sexual orientation and the presence of different attitudes and experiences related to violence. Methods: Cross-sectional data from a convenience sample of 640 ever-partnered adolescents aged 13 to 17 at schools in the cities of Alicante (n=359, 50.1% girls) and Terrassa (n=281, 51.9%) in the context of an educational intervention to promote healthy relationships. We calculated the prevalence of different forms of DV (physical, sexual and control and fear) and carried out multivariate regression models by sex. Results: 5.5% of girls and 8.7% of boys declared having suffered lifetime physical and/or sexual violence, while 22% of girls and 20.5% of boys reported control and/or fear victimization. The likelihood of DV was higher among migrants and those with foreign-born parents (aPR girls=2.1 CI95%: 1.1-3.9; aPR boys= 1.9: CI95%: 1.0-3.6); prior experiences of abuse (aPR girls= 1.6; CI95%: 1.0-2.6; aPR boys= 1.7; CI95%: 1.1-2.6); and those who showed higher levels of machismo (aPR girls= 1.0; CI95%: 1.0-1.1; aPR boys= 1.0; CI95%: 1.0-1.1). In girls, DV increased among those who reported lesbian/bisexual orientation and poor relationship with teachers.Conclusions: DV is socially patterned and increases among LGB adolescents, migrants, and those with foreign-born parents. Future DV prevention programs should reinforce adolescents’ abilities to recognize social support sources and reject machismo and violence.


Author(s):  
José Ramón Márquez Díaz ◽  
Katia Álvarez-Díaz ◽  
Sara Conde Vélez

RESUMENA lo largo de la adolescencia, las relaciones de pareja comienzan a cobrar importancia, incidiendo en el desarrollo psicológico, emocional y físico de los/as jóvenes. En consecuencia, se considera fundamental la promoción de relaciones saludables en este colectivo, de manera que se pueda prevenir la violencia en el noviazgo. Aun así, tras analizar el estado actual de la cuestión acerca de esta temática, se observa que el uso de la violencia no suele surgir de modo espontáneo. De hecho, un aspecto relacionado con la invisibilización de la violencia en el noviazgo se traduce en la idealización que este colectivo hace de los comportamientos violentos, con raíz en el “amor romántico”, restándole importancia a los malos tratos. A través de estos estudios, se insiste en que la formación educativa en este tema favorece positivamente las relaciones interpersonales. Es por ello que, los objetivos de este trabajo son, en primer lugar, analizar el estado actual de la cuestión sobre la prevención e intervención en la violencia en el noviazgo, para, posteriormente, elaborar una propuesta psicopedagógica en torno a las directrices de los últimos estudios. Para ello, primero, se revisa la literatura en torno a la temática que estamos tratando. Posteriormente, se concretan los objetivos, diseño, participantes, instrumentos, metodología, actividades y evaluación que constituyen este planteamiento de prevención e intervención. En conclusión, se expone una prospectiva de esta línea de investigación, sintetizando las contribuciones y mejoras que suponen en el ámbito de la violencia en el noviazgo dentro de la comunidad educativa.ABSTRACT Throughout adolescence, relationships begin to gain importance, influencing the psychological, emotional and physical development of young people. Consequently, the promotion of healthy relationships in this group is considered essential, so that dating violence can be prevented. Even so, after analyzing the current state of the matter about this issue, it is observed that the use of violence does not usually arise spontaneously. In fact, an aspect related to the invisibility of dating violence translates into the idealization that this group makes of violent behavior, rooted in "romantic love", downplaying the abuse. Through these studies, it is insisted that educational training in this subject positively favors interpersonal relationships. That is why, the aims of this work are, first, to analyze the current state of the issue of prevention and intervention in dating violence, to subsequently develop a psycho-pedagogical proposal around the guidelines of the latest studies. To do this, first, the literature on the subject we are dealing with is reviewed. Subsequently, the aims, design, participants, instruments, methodology, activities and evaluation that constitute this approach to prevention and intervention are specified. In conclusion, a prospective of this line of research is presented, summarizing the contributions and improvements that it entails in the field of dating violence within the educational community.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0258994
Author(s):  
Carmen Vives-Cases ◽  
Vanesa Pérez-Martínez ◽  
MCarmen Davó-Blanes ◽  
Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo ◽  
Diana Gil-González ◽  
...  

Background Dating Violence (DV) is a public health problem that is on the rise. In this paper, we aim to analyse different factors associated with DV victimization among female and male adolescents in Spain, considering socioeconomic circumstances, sexual orientation and the presence of different attitudes and experiences related to violence. Methods Cross-sectional data from a convenience sample of 640 ever-partnered adolescents aged 13 to 17 at schools in the cities of Alicante (n = 359, 50.1% girls) and Terrassa (n = 281, 51.9%) in the context of an educational intervention to promote healthy relationships. We calculated the prevalence of different forms of DV (physical, sexual and control and fear) and carried out multivariate regression models by sex. Results 5.5% of girls and 8.7% of boys declared having suffered lifetime physical and/or sexual violence, while 22% of girls and 20.5% of boys reported control and/or fear victimization. The likelihood of DV was higher among migrants and those with foreign-born parents (aPR girls = 2.1 CI95%: 1.1–3.9; aPR boys = 1.9: CI95%: 1.0–3.6); prior experiences of abuse (aPR girls = 1.6; CI95%: 1.0–2.6; aPR boys = 1.7; CI95%: 1.1–2.6); and those who showed higher levels of machismo (aPR girls = 1.0; CI95%: 1.0–1.1; aPR boys = 1.0; CI95%: 1.0–1.1). In girls, DV increased among those who reported lesbian/bisexual orientation and poor relationship with teachers. Conclusions DV is socially patterned and increases among LGB adolescents (especially in the case of girls), migrants, and those with foreign-born parents, and adolescents who reported prior experiences of violence in childhood. Future DV prevention programs should consider social inequalities in the likelihood of DV and by reinforcing adolescents’ abilities to recognize social support sources and reject machismo and violence.


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