ERIC Number: EJ1190712
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Publication Date: 2018
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The Escalation Dating Abuse Workshop for College Students: Results of an Efficacy "RCT"
Rothman, Emily F.; Paruk, Jennifer; Banyard, Victoria
Journal of American College Health, v66 n6 p519-528 2018
Objective: Assess the efficacy of a college dating abuse (DA) prevention workshop. Participants: 85 students from Greek organizations. Methods: Two fraternities and two sororities were randomized to intervention or waitlist control. Participants completed a baseline and 3-month follow-up survey. Data were analyzed using MANOVA. Results: As compared to those in the control group, students assigned to the DA workshop felt more prepared to act as bystanders at follow-up and were more convinced that DA was a problem on campus. Those who saw the workshop also recognized more opportunities when they could intervene as bystanders with friends and strangers at follow-up than did controls. Conclusions: The DA workshop appears to have influenced students in the desired way, although not substantially. It is likely that a longer follow-up period and larger sample would reveal more meaningful changes from pre- to post-test.
Descriptors: Workshops, Dating (Social), Fraternities, Sororities, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, College Students, Violence, Prevention, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Program Descriptions, Victims, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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