Trial reportPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2021
Effects of Dating Matters® on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Outcomes among Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT01672541 (Randomized Controlled Trial of the "Dating Matters), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Randomized Controlled Trial of the "Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships" Comprehensive Approach
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes Associated with Adolescent Dating and Sexual Violence Victimization: A Systematic Review of School-Based Literature.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Prevention Among Youth: A Community Guide Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Pooled it
- High School Follow-Up of the Dating Matters® RCT: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Sexual Assault Among Young Adolescents in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: Findings from the IMPower and SOS Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Can Virtual Reality be Used for the Prevention of Peer Sexual Harassment in Adolescence? First Evaluation of the Virtual-PRO Program.Psychosocial intervention · 2024Trial
- The Effects of Stop Sexual Harassment: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- A Living Scoping Review of Universal Interventions for Promoting Relational Health in Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
- Building the Evidence on Preventing Youth Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Nonrandomized, Quasi-experimental Evaluation of theJournal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- Opportunities to Improve the Implementation of Relational Health Interventions for Children and Families: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
- Malleable and Static Risk Factors Associated with Boys' Patterns of Interpersonal Violence: A Latent Class Analysis.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
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- School District Leader Perspectives on Surveying Middle School Youth About Sexual Violence.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
- Understanding U.S. Caregivers' Perceptions of Youth's Sexting Motivations and Concerns About Their Children's Sexting Involvement: Fall ConsumerStyles Survey, 2018 and 2019.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Using Cognitive Interviews to Adapt Interpersonal Violence Measures for Use With Middle School Youth.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Article
- A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programs on Children and Adolescents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Preventing sexual violence among high school students through norms correction and bystander intervention: A school-based cluster trial of Your Voice Your View.Journal of community psychology · 2023Article
- Adolescent Sexting, Violence, and Sexual Behaviors: An Analysis of 2014 and 2016 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data.The Journal of school health · 2023Article
- Middle School Psychological Distress and Sexual Harassment Victimization as Predictors of Dating Violence Involvement.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Impact of a Youth-Led Sexual Violence Prevention Program: Youth Leadership Retreat Outcomes.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Article
- Bullying as a Developmental Precursor to Sexual and Dating Violence Across Adolescence: Decade in Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2022Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Sexual violence (SV), including sexual harassment (SH), is a significant public health problem affecting adolescent health and well-being. This study extends prior research by evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model, Dating Matters, on SV and SH perpetration and victimization, inclusive of any victim-perpetrator relationship, among middle school students. Dating Matters includes classroom-delivered programs for youth in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades; community-based programs for parents; a youth communications program; training for educators; and community-level activities. Middle schools in four urban areas in the USA were randomly assigned to receive Dating Matters (DM, N = 22) or a standard-of-care intervention (SC, N = 24) over four consecutive school years (2012-2016). The analytic sample included two cohorts who entered the study in 6th grade and completed 8th grade by the end of the study allowing for full exposure to Dating Matters (DM: N = 1662; SC: N = 1639; 53% female; 50% black, non-Hispanic; 6 waves of data collection for each cohort). Structural equation modeling was employed with multiple imputation to account for missing data. Dating Matters was associated with significant reductions in SV and SH perpetration and victimization scores in most-but not all-sex/cohort groups by the end of 8th grade relative to an evidence-based TDV prevention program. On average, students receiving Dating Matters scored 6% lower on SV perpetration, 3% lower on SV victimization, 4% lower on SH perpetration, and 8% lower on SH victimization by the end of middle school than students receiving an evidence-based violence prevention program. Overall, Dating Matters shows promise for reducing SV and SH, occurring both within and outside dating relationships, through middle school. Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01672541.
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