A safety app to respond to dating violence for college women and their friends: the MyPlan study randomized controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research demonstrates high rates of physical and sexual victimization of women by intimate partners on college campuses (Black et al. 2001). College women in abusive relationships must weigh complex factors (health, academics, economics, and social stigma) during critical decision-making regarding the relationship. Rather than access formal support systems (e.g., campus security, administrators, counselors), research indicates abused college women most often turn to informal networks; specifically friends (Perspect Psychiatr Care 41:162-171, 2005), who often lack the knowledge or resources to provide effective support (Nurs Res 54(4):235-242, 2005). Decision aids have been shown to assist with health-related decisions by improving knowledge, creating realistic expectatio

SUBMITTER: Glass N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4563945 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature