@article{ref1,
title="An evaluation of Safe Dates, an adolescent dating violence prevention program",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1998",
author="Linder, G. Fletcher and Koch, G. G. and Helms, R. W. and Arriaga, Ximena B. and Bauman, Karl E. and Foshee, Vangie A.",
volume="88",
number="1",
pages="45-50",
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=1,886) of the eighth and ninth graders in a rural county completed baseline questionnaires, and 1,700 (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.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}