Date SMART's Impact on Aggression in System Involved Girls: Does Victimization Moderate Effects?

ABSTRACT: Aggression and victimization increase negative outcomes for legal system involved girls. While aggression is often enacted against multiple targets (e.g., peers, dating partners), most interventions only target one violence type (e.g., teen dating violence [TDV]). However, TDV shares risk factors with other violence forms; therefore, TDV-specific interventions may reduce other types of violence (e.g., general aggression). The current study explored the effects of a TDV intervention, Date SMART, on general physical and verbal aggression (i.e., aggression not tied to dating) in legal system involved girls (N = 239, Mage = 15.57) and how victimization history (including sexual abuse) moderated treatment effects compared to a Knowledge Only (KO) group. Hierarchical restricted max

SUBMITTER: Tampke EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12291173 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature