Educational Intervention to Decrease Justification of Adolescent Dating Violence: A Comparative Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT: Adolescent dating violence has become a public health problem because of the associated high morbidity and mortality rates. Despite social awareness about dating violence, the high justification of violence among adolescents is one of the main risk factors for both perpetration and victimisation. Therefore, the objective of the present work was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention in reducing the justification of violence in adolescent dating. A quasi-experimental, longitudinal, prospective study with a control group was conducted. The study was carried out in six different schools in the Region of Murcia (Spain), and the participants were 854 students aged 14-18 years. The educational intervention was focused on reducing the justification of adolescent dating viole

SUBMITTER: Galdo-Castineiras JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138385 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature