title: Examining the Preliminary Efficacy of a Dating Violence Prevention Program for Hispanic Adolescents.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a dating violence (DV) prevention program for Cuban American adolescents (JOVEN/YOUTH: Juntos Opuestos a la Violence Entre Novios/Together Against Dating Violence). A randomized-controlled experimental design with a delayed condition was used to evaluate the effects on DV victimization and perpetration (N = 82). Self-administrated assessments were completed at baseline, 1 week, 3 months, and 12 months after the intervention to assess for psychological victimization and perpetration and physical and sexual victimization and perpetration. Effect sizes were estimated, and generalized estimating equations were generated to test intervention effects over time and potential gender interactions. The intervention had medium to strong effects on DV victimization and perpetration for male participants but not for females. However, intervention effects were not statistically significant over time. More research is needed to enhance intervention effects of JOVEN on DV outcomes and to evaluate these effects among a larger and more diverse sample.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA rosagonzalez@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Guarda
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.affiliation: Counseling Center, University of North Caroline Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.affiliation: Hialeah Senior High School, Hialeah, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.affiliation: Entre Nosotras Foundation, Miami, FL, USA Coordinated Victim Assistance Center, Miami Dade County Community Action and Human Services Department, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Maria M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Becerra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012573:School Nursing; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Hispanic or Latino; adolescent dating violence; prevention; randomized clinical trial; youth