Preventing sexual violence among high school students through norms correction and bystander intervention: A school-based cluster trial of Your Voice Your View

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• Alternative Title:
  J Community Psychol
• Personal Author:
  Orchowski, Lindsay M. ; Malone, Sandra ; Sokolovsky, Alexander W. ; Pearlman, Deborah N. ; Rizzo, Christie ; Zlotnick, Caron ; Berkowitz, Alan ; Fortson, Beverly L.
• Description:
  Risk for sexual violence begins early in the lifespan; thus, interventions are needed to decrease the risk for sexual violence among high school youth. The current study evaluates the Your Voice Your View (YVYV) sexual violence prevention program using a school-based cluster trial among 26 high schools in the Northeastern United States. YVYV, includes: 1) a series of four classroom workshops designed to engage students as allies in violence prevention through bystander intervention skills training, address risks for sexual aggression, and reduce risk for victimization; 2) a Lunch and Learn teacher training workshop; and 3) a 4-week social norms poster campaign based on normative data from the school. Schools were matched based on size and demographics and randomly assigned to the intervention group or a wait-list control group. A sample of 2685 10th grade students enrolled in the research and completed assessments at baseline, 2-month and 6-month follow-up periods. The magnitude of the difference in sexual aggression did not vary by condition at either follow-up period. The magnitude of 6-month differences in experiencing unwanted sexual intercourse varied significantly by condition (IRR = 0.33 [0.14-0.76]), demonstrating a small protective effect favoring intervention schools (Cohen's f|  = 0.012). These findings highlight the promise of multicomponent interventions grounded in bystander intervention skills training, risk reduction, and social norms theory as a promising, comprehensive approach for sexual violence prevention among youth.
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Adolescents Bystander Intervention Humans Prevention Schools Sex Offenses Sexual Behavior Sexual Violence Students Violence

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• Source:
  J Community Psychol. 51(7):2861-2886
• Pubmed ID:
  37032619
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10523861
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K08 DA048137/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 CE002531/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UF2 CE002456/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:be1d8d864f9a701ae5945b18386d9016ff5a4eeaa76ddcf7e9b0b8b8de89fed4
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