Effect of a Community-Based Gender Norms Program on Sexual Violence Perpetration by Adolescent Boys and Young Men

Miller, Elizabeth; Jones, Kelley A.; Culyba, Alison J.; Paglisotti, Taylor; Dwarakanath, Namita; Massof, Michael; Feinstein, Zoe; Ports, Katie A.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Pulerwitz, Julie; Garg, Aapta; Kato-Wallace, Jane; Abebe, Kaleab Z.

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28499

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“…We screened 975 abstracts, removed 897 (158 duplicates, 739 not relevant), and subsequently retrieved 78 full-text ar-ticles. Of these, 19 studies met the inclusion criteria, and 18 studies [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] had enough data for calculating effect sizes (eFigure 1 in the Supplement). For the missing trial, 43 authors were contacted but the requested data were not obtained.…”

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“…Thirteen interventions were implemented in schools, 25,27,28,[30][31][32][34][35][36][38][39][40]42 and 5 were implemented in other settings. 26,29,33,37,41 Primary components of interventions included group discussions/sessions, 29,31,33,36,41 individual interviews, 32,37 parent-child activities, 26 classroom activities, 25,28,[38][39][40]42 and a combination of classroom/group activities and parent-child activities. 27,30,34,35 The number of sessions ranged from 1 to 24, and the overall length of the intervention ranged from 1 day to 2 years.…”

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“…Sixteen studies [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][33][34][35][37][38][39][40][41][42] provided a measure of sexual and/or physical perpetration and were combined in a composite perpetration measure. The pooled OR was 0.78 (95% CI, 0.66-0.93; P = .004) in favor of the intervention condition with moderate heterogeneity (I 2 = 45%).…”

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Efficacy of Interventions to Prevent Physical and Sexual Dating Violence Among Adolescents

Piolanti

Foran

2022

JAMA Pediatr

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IMPORTANCE Sexual and physical dating violence is prevalent among adolescents and is associated with adverse health effects.OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials to assess the efficacy of prevention programs for sexual and physical dating violence in adolescents.DATA SOURCES Search terms were combined for dating violence, adolescents, and randomized clinical trials in PsycINFO/Eric/PsycArticles, PubMed, and Web of Science databases from inception through April 2021.STUDY SELECTION Included studies had a randomized design of any type examining the efficacy of an intervention to reduce dating violence among adolescents and provided at least 1 measure of sexual or physical dating violence. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESISData extraction coded characteristics of trials, participants, and interventions and assessed risk of bias using the Revised Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias tool. Outcomes were pooled using a random-effects model. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses were performed to explore the target population and intervention factors associated with positive outcomes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESThe odds ratio (OR) was calculated for 3 different outcomes:(1) sexual dating violence, (2) physical dating violence, and (3) composite measures of sexual and physical dating violence. For each outcome, separate analyses were conducted for survivorship and perpetration scores. We also combined the scores of physical/sexual violence and perpetration/survivorship of teen dating violence into a single composite overall outcome including all studies.RESULTS Eighteen trials (22 781 adolescents) were included. Overall, interventions were associated with reduced physical and sexual dating violence (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.69-0.89; P < .001). Separate analyses further indicated that this association was significant for physical violence perpetration (OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.59-0.92; P = .01) and survivorship (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.64-0.95; P = .01). For sexual violence, the association was not statistically significant. Exploratory subgroup analyses revealed that trials targeting at-risk youth, older adolescents (age >15 years), and trials involving parents in the intervention reported significantly larger effect sizes. Meta-regression analyses did not show any significant associations between intervention effect sizes and length or intensity of the programs. Publication bias was observed, but the adjusted ORs remained significant. Three studies reported iatrogenic associations. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEFindings from this study suggest that prevention programs may be effective in reducing physical teen dating violence, but there is unclear evidence of the effect on sexual violence outcomes. Further research assessing the active ingredients of interventions, especially in the area of sexual dating violence, is warranted.

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Efficacy of Interventions to Prevent Physical and Sexual Dating Violence Among Adolescents

Piolanti

Foran

2022

JAMA Pediatr

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“…Models also controlled for outcome at baseline, treatment arm, neighborhood stratification variable, race/ethnicity and age, and accounted for random effects at the level of the neighborhood (unit of randomization). Specifically, models included random effects for within‐person and within‐neighborhood clustering for neighborhood‐level characteristics (Brumback et al, 2010; Miller, Jones, et al, 2020). We used generalized linear mixed models (GLIMMIX) to obtain intention‐to‐treat estimates for our primary assessment of intervention effects modeling both linear and binary outcomes.…”

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Assessing feasibility of an adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for girls

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction Sexual violence and relationship abuse are prevalent among adolescents and programs promoting gender equity, reproductive justice, and healthy relationships are key strategies for prevention. While such “gender transformative” approaches appear promising for boys, they have not been evaluated among girls. This study assessed the feasibility of this community‐based program, called Sisterhood 2.0, among girls in socially disadvantaged urban neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Methods This quasi‐experimental trial examined feasibility of Sisterhood 2.0 (n = 246), delivered through 8 weekly sessions, assessed through attendance, retention and satisfaction. Participants completed surveys at baseline and end of program assessing other relevant measures. Generalized linear mixed models estimated changes from baseline to follow up comparing intervention to control participants. Results Eleven neighborhoods were assigned to Sisterhood 2.0 (n = 5 neighborhoods) or job‐readiness training (n = 6 neighborhoods). Girls were between the ages of 13 and 19, 8–10th graders (59%), and self‐identified as Black (69%). Participants most often attended because they thought the program would be interesting (74%) and returned because of the women teaching the program (71%). Girls reported experiences with physical adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) (30% in both arms), emotional ARA (66% intervention; 56% control), or sexual ARA (11% intervention; 12% control). Physical ARA perpetration was high in both arms (intervention: 47%; control: 46%). Significant intervention effects were observed in recognition of abuse (β = 0.41, 95% confidence interval 0.03–0.78). No other significant intervention effects were observed. Conclusions Community‐based gender‐transformative programming for girls is feasible and may be a promising approach for addressing interpersonal violence and promoting sexual health.

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“…Implementation research is also supported by CDC, which includes studies of program adaptations (e.g., Manhood 2.0; Appendix Table 2 , available online), 73 barriers to recruitment and retention, 74 and essential implementation factors for uptake among parenting programs in both rural and urban areas. 74 CDC-funded implementation research also examined ways to maximize adoption, implementation, and maintenance while retaining core components of a comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model.…”

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Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Role of Etiological, Evaluation, and Implementation Research

Matjasko

Herbst

Estefan

2022

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Effect of a Community-Based Gender Norms Program on Sexual Violence Perpetration by Adolescent Boys and Young Men

Abstract: This cluster randomized clinical trial compares the effects of a gender norms program with those of a job-readiness program on sexual violence perpetration by adolescent boys and young men in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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Efficacy of Interventions to Prevent Physical and Sexual Dating Violence Among Adolescents

Efficacy of Interventions to Prevent Physical and Sexual Dating Violence Among Adolescents

Assessing feasibility of an adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for girls

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Role of Etiological, Evaluation, and Implementation Research

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