Results of Dating Violence Prevention Education for Japanese High School Boys

Factors associated with recognition of the signs of dating violence by Japanese junior high school students

OBJECTIVES This study investigated factors associated with the ability of Japanese junior high school students to recognize the signs of dating violence. METHODS During a period of 20 months (from June 2011 to January 2013), a survey was distributed to 3340 students aged 13-15 years in the second and third grades at 18 junior high schools in a Japanese prefecture. The survey examined gender, ...

"Coaching boys into men": a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a dating violence prevention program.

PURPOSE Dating violence (DV)--physical, sexual, and psychological aggression in adolescent romantic relationships--is prevalent among youth. Despite broad calls for primary prevention, few programs with demonstrated effectiveness exist. This cluster-randomized trial examined the effectiveness of a DV perpetration prevention program targeting coaches and high school male athletes. METHODS The ...

Alternative strategies for school violence prevention.

A number of programs with empirical evidence of effectiveness in addressing problems of aggression and disruption have emerged in schools.

Adolescent Dating Violence: the Influence of Friendships and School Context

Participation in prevention programs for dating violence: beliefs about relationship violence and intention to participate.

This study utilizes the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine the factors related to the intention to participate in prevention programming for dating violence. Perceptions of susceptibility to future violence and the benefits of prevention programming appear to be the strongest predictors of participation in prevention programs. Perceptions of the severity of dating violence do not appear to be...