@article{ref1,
title="Contradictions in change: ecological factors in the implementation of outer layer sexual violence prevention",
journal="American journal of community psychology",
year="2023",
author="Rieger, Agnes and Blackburn, Allyson M. and Nag, Apoorva and Holland, Hope and Allen, Nicole E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study examined the adoption and implementation process in early efforts to implement ecological (&quot;outer layer&quot;) sexual violence (SV) prevention strategies. Interviews with 28 preventionists from 26 local sites within a large, midwestern state, were conducted to examine individual preventionists' problem definitions of SV and ecological factors surrounding implementation. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that SV prevention in the state is primarily implemented at the individual-level; when preventionists described engaging in or anticipating outer layer interventions, they were often tertiary (i.e., responding after perpetration; e.g., Sexual Assault Response Teams). A majority expressed problem definitions rooted within the individual (e.g., perpetration due to a lack of consent education), and a majority of implemented efforts matched this individual-level conceptualization. Yet, contradictions between problem definitions (e.g., SV stemming from oppression) and implemented activities (e.g., single-session educational interventions) emerged. Such contradictions may be best understood in light of contextual implementation influences: diverse preventionist job responsibilities, less training/support for outer layer prevention, preventionist autonomy, leadership messaging, time requirements, partner reticence, and extensive work with schools. Inner layer influences, including identification with job roles, preference for, and a sense of urgency toward inner layer work, appeared to interact with contextual factors. Implications across community psychology domains are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-0562",
doi="10.1002/ajcp.12672",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12672"
}