PRO-Mueve Relaciones Sanas – A Gender-Based Violence Prevention Program for Adolescents: Assessment of Its Efficacy in the First Year of Intervention

PRO-Mueve Relaciones Sanas (PRO-Mote Healthy Relationships) is a gender-based violence and dating violence prevention program targeted at adolescents. The program has been designed to be implemented during three consecutive courses [from the first to third year of Spanish mandatory secondary education (ESO)] in 8 annual sessions, imparted by university students who have been previously trained and supervised by university professors. The present study evaluates the effects of the program after the first year of implementation through a quasi-experimental design (Intervention Group N = 181; Quasi-control group N = 62; Mage = 12.11; SDage = 0.57; 54.7% girls) and assesses whether there are gender differences in the outcomes. The results obtained evidenced a significant reduction in benevolent sexism in the intervention group compared to the quasi-control group. Regarding hostile sexism, it was found to increase significantly in the quasi-control group, while it remained stable in the intervention group. Thus, there were significant differences between both groups after the intervention. Likewise, romantic love myths were found to decrease significantly, and knowledge about gender-based violence increased significantly in the intervention group between the two time points assessed, although there were no significant differences with the quasi-control group. No gender differences in the outcomes of the program were observed. The obtained results supported the efficacy of the program during the first year of intervention in the first course of the ESO and laid the foundation for the following phases of intervention.

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143. Female Adolescent Athletes' Perspectives on a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Program

Journal of Adolescent Health ◽

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.217 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. S82

Author(s):

Elizabeth Miller ◽

Heather McCauley ◽

Maria Catrina Virata ◽

Daniel J. Tancredi ◽

Michele Decker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Violence Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Female Adolescent ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Adolescent Athletes ◽

Gender Based ◽

Violence Prevention Program

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Evaluation of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Program for Student Athletes in Mumbai, India

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260513505205 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 758-778 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Elizabeth Miller ◽

Madhumita Das ◽

Daniel J. Tancredi ◽

Heather L. McCauley ◽

Maria Catrina D. Virata ◽

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Keyword(s):

Violence Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Student Athletes ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Gender Based ◽

Violence Prevention Program

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The Development and Effectiveness of a Clinical Training Violence Prevention Program for Nursing Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17114004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 4004

Author(s):

Yunhwa Jeong ◽

Kyunghee Lee

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Violence Prevention ◽

Workplace Violence ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Coping Style ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Control Group ◽

Violence Prevention Program ◽

Experimental Group

The study aimed to develop and evaluate a violence prevention program for nursing students to improve communication self-efficacy, problem-focused coping style, emotion-focused coping style, and the ability to cope with violence. Using an eight-session violence prevention program, the study was designed as quasi experimental, with a pretest, posttest, and follow-up assessment with a nonequivalent control group. Nursing students from the fourth year of a university were selected as participants; 22 students were assigned to the experimental group and 23 to the control group. Data analysis included Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, Levene’s Test, Mann–Whitney U-test, and repeated measures ANOVA. Results showed that the experimental group showed significantly higher posttest scores for the problem-focused coping style (F = 20.77, p < 0.001), intra-individual and interaction effects for the emotion-focused coping style (F = 12.03, p < 0.001), and the ability to cope with violence (U = 70, p < 0.001) than the control group. Thus, the workplace violence prevention program was effective for nursing students.

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Evaluation of RISE: A Sexual Violence Prevention Program for Female College Students in India

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520959631 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052095963

Author(s):

Christina Nieder ◽

Johannes Florenz Bosch ◽

Anna Panaiota Nockemann ◽

Joscha Kärtner

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Violence Prevention ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Training Group ◽

Female College Students ◽

Control Group ◽

Female College ◽

Sexual Violence Prevention ◽

Violence Prevention Program

RISE, a sexual violence prevention program for female college students in India, covers topics on gender, healthy relationships, sexual violence, and bystander education, and focuses on the teaching of knowledge, the promotion of positive attitudes as well as the support of effective behaviors to prevent sexual violence against women in India. However, it is yet unclear what impact this program has in preventing sexual violence. In this evaluation study, a total of N = 245 female college students based in New Delhi and aged 17 to 22 years were assigned to a training ( N = 128) or a waitlist control group ( N = 117). The prevention program was conducted by two Indian professionals of a non-governmental organization (NGO) in New Delhi within five sessions. Results indicated that students in the training group showed significant increases in awareness of gender stereotypes, the importance of communication in relationships, bystander efficacy as well as intentions to intervene as a bystander in situations of violence when compared to students in the control group right after the program (posttest) and six months later (follow-up). Additionally, the training group displayed a significant increase of knowledge in all four program areas (gender, healthy relationships, sexual violence, and bystander education). Our findings implicate that future sexual violence prevention programs in India need to address women as well as men to effectively tackle sexual violence. In this context, bystander education seems to be one of the most promising approaches by targeting whole communities and creating new social norms regarding helping behavior and the prevention of sexual violence.

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An Evaluation of a Dating Violence Prevention Program for Middle School Students

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.12.3.223 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 223-235 ◽

Cited By ~ 74

Author(s):

Mark J. Macgowan

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Treatment Group ◽

Violence Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Control Group ◽

Relationship Violence ◽

School Students ◽

Advanced Students ◽

Violence Prevention Program

A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a 5-session relationship violence prevention program involving a middle school of predominantly African-American students. A composite measure assessed changes in knowledge, attitudes, and methods of dealing with relationship violence. A pretest-posttest control group design was used. Results indicated that treatment group scores were significantly higher than control group scores at posttest (p < .001) and treatment group posttest scores were significantly higher than pretest scores (p < .001). There were significant differences in scores between regular-level students and those with a higher level of academic ability (advanced students). Within the treatment group, there was a level-by-gender interaction revealing that male advanced students made the highest gains. In examining specific items, improvements were made in knowledge about relationship violence and attitudes about nonphysical violence. No changes were seen in attitudes about physical violence or in methods of dealing with relationship violence.

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