State laws addressing teen dating violence in US high schools: A difference-in-differences study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Teen dating violence (TDV) is prevalent with lifelong adverse consequences, and strategies to reduce its burden are needed. Many U.S. states have enacted laws to address TDV in schools, but few studies have examined their effectiveness. This study aimed to assess whether state TDV laws were associated with changes in physical TDV victimization among high school students.

Methods

We used repeated cross-sectional data of high school students from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey across 41 states from 1999 to 2019. Using a difference-in-differences approach with an event study design, we compared changes in past-year physical TDV in states that enacted TDV laws (n = 21) compared to states with no required laws (n = 20). Analyses accounted for clustering at the state-lev

SUBMITTER: Adhia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11039357 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature