Effects of the Dating Matters® Comprehensive Prevention Model on Health- and Delinquency-Related Risk Behaviors in Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

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• Alternative Title:
  Prev Sci
• Personal Author:
  Estefan, Lianne Fuino ; Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M. ; Niolon, Phyllis Holditch ; Le, Vi D. ; Tracy, Allison J. ; Little, Todd D. ; DeGue, Sarah ; Latzman, Natasha E. ; Tharp, Andra ; Lang, Kyle M. ; McIntosh, Wendy LiKamWa
• Description:
  Teen dating violence (TDV) is associated with a variety of delinquent behaviors, such as theft, and health- and delinquency-related risk behaviors, including alcohol use, substance abuse, and weapon carrying. These behaviors may co-occur due to shared risk factors. Thus, comprehensive TDV-focused prevention programs may also impact these other risk behaviors. This study examined the effectiveness of CDC's Dating Matters®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships (Dating Matters) comprehensive TDV prevention model compared to a standard-of-care condition on health- and delinquency-related risk behaviors among middle school students. Students (N = 3301; 53% female; 50% black, non-Hispanic; and 31% Hispanic) in 46 middle schools in four sites across the USA were surveyed twice yearly in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. A structural equation modeling framework with multiple imputation to account for missing data was utilized. On average over time, students receiving Dating Matters scored 9% lower on a measure of weapon carrying, 9% lower on a measure of alcohol and substance abuse, and 8% lower on a measure of delinquency by the end of middle school than students receiving an evidence-based standard-of-care TDV prevention program. Dating Matters demonstrated protective effects for most groups of students through the end of middle school. These results suggest that this comprehensive model is successful at preventing risk behaviors associated with TDV. clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01672541.
• Subjects:
  Article Dating Matters Delinquency Prevention Substance Use Teen Dating Violence Weapon
• Source:
  Prev Sci. 22(2):163-174
• Pubmed ID:
  32242288
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7541668
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U88 CE002050/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; U88 CE002054/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; U88 CE002048/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; U88 CE002052/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f62798189eaaf70c1dc57925c8ec0de7301129fff807f7242ca954d42de89dbd
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/95044/cdc_95044_DS1.pdf
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