The present study examined factors that differentiate adolescents with varied intentions of informal and professional help-seeking for dating violence. Help-seeking intentions among 518 ethnically diverse adolescents from a rural, southern county who participated in a longitudinal study of teen dating violence were categorized into three groups: adolescents unlikely to seek any help, adolescents likely to seek only informal help, and adolescents likely to seek informal and professional help. Multinomial logistic regression found that gender, family functioning, problem-solving competency, dating status, having an adult to talk to about a dating relationship, and acceptability of family violence significantly predicted membership in the help-seeking groups. Implications for promoting informal and professional help-seeking and recommendations for future research are discussed.

Objective: College athletes represent an important population to target with sexual violence (SV) prevention efforts due to their higher levels of self-reported SV relative to their nonathlete counterparts and to their potential influence on campus norms related to SV. The purpose of this research was to develop and test the preliminary efficacy of an online SV prevention program for male and female student athletes. Method: The intervention was developed with input from key campus stakeholders and was guided by literature and campus-specific data. The program utilized interactive exercises and normative feedback to target SV risk and protective factors, including knowledge about SV, perceptions of consent, peer norms and attitudes, heavy drinking, bystander skills, and campus resources. We used a cluster quasi-randomized design to evaluate the program with a sample of 146 student athletes who were assigned by team to an intervention or wait-list control condition. Participants completed baseline and 1-month follow-up surveys. Results: Mixed model analyses indicated that among men, the intervention significantly improved knowledge, attitudes, and perceived norms. Among women, the intervention had significant effects on reducing the frequency of getting drunk and the quantity of drinks. Participants also indicated high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. Conclusions: Our research highlights the potential efficacy of an online SV prevention program for college athletes that could be easily disseminated, are readily modifiable and transferable to other colleges, and requires minimal resources.

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The popular uprisings of the Arab Spring have had a profound impact in the Arab World and beyond, and numerous researchers and commentators have explored the causes of these events. The present study sought to build upon an empirical exploration of political, economic, and social predictive factors of Arab Spring intensity by incorporating measures of countries' respect for human rights. Ordinal regression analyses found that countries' scores on the Cingranelli-Richards (CIRI) Physical Integrity Rights Index in 2010 significantly predicted levels of unrest experienced during the Arab Spring, such that countries who demonstrated less respect for physical integrity human rights experienced higher levels of unrest during the Arab Spring. The implications for future research and policy are discussed.