TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A feasibility study to assess the effectiveness of Safe Dates for teen mothers
JO  - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
A1  - Herrman, Judith W.
A1  - Waterhouse, Julie K.
SP  - 695
EP  - 709
VL  - 43
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of the adapted Safe Dates curriculum as an intervention for pregnant and/or parenting teens to prevent teen dating violence (TDV). <br><br>DESIGN: This pre-/posttest, single-sample study provided a means to assess the effectiveness of an adapted Safe Dates curriculum for teen mothers. Setting: The adapted Safe Dates curriculum was implemented in three schools designed for the unique needs of teens who are pregnant and/or parenting. Participants: The final sample of 41 teen participants, with a mean age of 16.27, completed 80% of the curriculum and two of the three assessments. Most of the teens were pregnant during participation in the curriculum, and six had infants between age 1 and 3 months. <br><br>METHODS: The teen mothers completed the pretest, participated in the 10-session adapted Safe Dates curriculum, and completed the posttest at the end of the program and 1 month after program completion. The pre/posttest was adapted from the Safe Dates curriculum-specific evaluation instrument. Senior, undergraduate nursing students were trained in and implemented the curriculum. <br><br>RESULTS: Participation in the adapted Safe Dates program yielded significant differences in the areas of responses to anger, gender stereotyping, awareness of resources for perpetrators and victims, and psychological violence perpetration. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This adapted program may be effective in changing selected outcomes. The implementation of a larger scale, experimental/control group study may demonstrate the program's efficacy at reducing the incidence of TDV among teen mothers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0884-2175
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12509
ID  - ref1
ER  -