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Orchowski, Lindsay M.; Gobin, Robyn L.; Zlotnick, Caron – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2018
Research is needed to understand intersecting health risks among community college students. Applying a syndemic framework, the present research explored childhood sexual victimization, adolescent sexual victimization, intimate partner violence (IPV), marijuana use, alcohol consumption, and symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder…
Descriptors: Correlation, Victims, Sexuality, Contraception
Duggan, Anne; Portilla, Ximena A.; Filene, Jill H.; Crowne, Sarah Shea; Hill, Carolyn J.; Lee, Helen; Knox, Virginia – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This implementation research report describes the local programs, home visiting staff, and families who participated in the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE), a national evaluation of the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program launched in 2011. This national evaluation is…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Home Visits
Peterka-Benton, Daniela; Benton, Bond – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2019
The construction of a successful online collaboration between distinct cultural groups requires an informed cultural awareness. This is the exploration of such an online collaboration between American and Turkish Students. The focus of the shared student interaction was the concept of corporate social responsibility. As the concept is enacted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness
Balkin, Richard S.; Harris, Nephaterria A.; Freeman, Stephen J.; Huntington, Scott – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2014
The Forgiveness Reconciliation Inventory is a theoretically derived instrument. Participants included individuals from clinical and nonclinical populations. Confirmatory factor analysis along with correlational designs and between-group comparisons indicate strong psychometric properties of the Forgiveness Reconciliation Inventory. The authors…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Correlation, Psychometrics
Jaime, M. C. D.; Stocking, M.; Freire, K.; Perkinson, L.; Ciaravino, S.; Miller, E. – Health Education Research, 2016
"Coaching Boys into Men" is an evidence-based dating violence prevention program for coaches to implement with male athletes. A common adaptation of this program is delivery by domestic violence and sexual violence prevention advocates instead of coaches. We explored how this implementer adaptation may influence athlete uptake of program…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Dating (Social), Prevention, Males
Cetin, Zeynep; Ozozen Danaci, Miray – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Child abuse, defined by the World Health Organization as "intentional or unintentional behavior by adults, society, or a country with negative consequences for the health and physical development of the child," is a social problem frequently encountered in all cultures and societies. It is need to this study because of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Family Violence, Infants
Banks, Jamye R.; Fedewa, Alicia L. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2012
Domestic violence is often perceived to occur only in heterosexual relationships. However, domestic violence is also prevalent in same-sex relationships. The majority of the research indicates that counselors perceive same-sex domestic violence differently than heterosexual domestic violence. This literature review synthesizes the research…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Counselor Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Homosexuality
Carrell, Scott E.; Hoekstra, Mark – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Social interest in problems such as domestic violence is typically motivated by concerns regarding equity, rather than efficiency. However, we document that taking steps to reduce domestic violence by reporting it yields substantial benefits to external parties. Specifically, we find that although children exposed to as-yet-unreported domestic…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Social Problems, Peer Influence, Academic Achievement
Lorett Sturgill Swank – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This purpose of this research is to examine the critical issue of intimate partner violence and to explore a how non-battering "well-meaning men" can help to end this violence against women. Domestic violence has been primarily considered a women's issue, and current efforts to prevent this violence have been led mostly by women. In…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Institutionalized Persons, Adult Learning
Corr, Catherine; Santos, Rosa Milagros – Journal of Early Intervention, 2017
Legislation in the United States, such as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, mandates service system collaboration to meet the complex needs of young children with disabilities who have experienced abuse. This literature review examines extant literature related to young…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Young Children, Disabilities, Literature Reviews
Fosco, Gregory M.; Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Xia, Mengya; Feinberg, Mark E. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
The formation and maintenance of young adult romantic relationships that are free from violence and are characterized by love, connection, and effective problem-solving have important implications for later well-being and family functioning. In this study, we examined adolescent hostile-aggressive behavior (HAB) and family relationship quality as…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Environment, Intimacy, Adolescents
Sedem, Mina; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Violence committed against young women, and in some cases young men, who are considered to have violated honor-based norms are reported in several countries, making honor-based violence (HBV) a global concern. This article is an overview of research in this area and summarizes key findings from a Swedish program of research dedicated…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Young Adults, Youth
Espelage, Dorothy L. – Theory Into Practice, 2014
Bronfenbrenner's (1977) classic ecological theory is used as a framework to review the documented risk and protective factors associated with involvement in school-related bullying during childhood and adolescence. Microsystems such as peers (socialization during adolescence), family (violence, lack of parental monitoring), community…
Descriptors: Prevention, Victims, Bullying, Peer Groups
Whitson, Melissa L.; Connell, Christian M.; Bernard, Stanley; Kaufman, Joy S. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2012
The present study examined how exposure to traumatic events affects children with severe emotional disturbance who are being served in a school-based system of care. Multilevel growth curve models were used to examine the relationships between a child's history of traumatic events (physical abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence) and behavioral…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Disturbances, Children
Jordan, Carol E.; Clark, James; Pritchard, Adam; Charnigo, Richard – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
Women represent a relatively small percentage of known violent offenders, a disproportionality in offending that increases as the severity of the crime increases. The exception is intimate partner homicide where some studies find U.S. rates of offending by women approach those of men. Although the literature makes clear that significant gender…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homicide, Females, Disproportionate Representation