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ArticleBMC public health2022

Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe.

Vanesa Pérez-Martínez, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, Nicola Bowes, Alba Ayala, Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo, Natalia Albaladejo-Blázquez, Nicoletta Rosati, Sofia Neves, Cristina Pereira Vieira and 4 more

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Vanesa Pérez-MartínezCommunity Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science Department, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Belén Sanz-BarberoCIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain. bsanz@isciii.es.
Rosario Ferrer-CascalesHealth Psychology Department, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain.
Nicola BowesCardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.
Alba AyalaDepartment of Statistics, University Carlos III of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundoHealth Psychology Department, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain.
Natalia Albaladejo-BlázquezHealth Psychology Department, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain.
Nicoletta RosatiDepartment of Human Sciences, LUMSA-Libera Universita Maria SS Assunta Di Roma, Rome, Italy.
Sofia NevesUniversity of Maia, Maia, Portugal.
Cristina Pereira VieiraUniversity of Maia, Maia, Portugal.
Barbara JankowiakFaculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
Sylwia JaskulskaFaculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
Katarzyna WaszyńskaFaculty of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
Carmen Vives-CasesCommunity Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science Department, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
University of Alicante · ESAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań · PLCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESInstituto Superior da Maia · PTCardiff Metropolitan University · GBLibera Università Maria SS. Assunta · ITUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMachismo and acceptance of violence (AV) against women are part of the social construction of hegemonic masculinity and are related to the risk of dating violence. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Lights4Violence program in reducing machismo and AV in secondary school students from different European cities.

methodsQuasi-experimental longitudinal study using a convenience sample of 1,146 high school students from different European cities (12-17 years old) including 575 intervention group students (59.1% girls) and 571 control group students (62.7% girls). We performed linear regression models to identify the effect of the intervention, modelling the difference in means in machismo and AV (dependent variables) between wave-2 and wave-1.

resultsAn interaction was identified between the group variable and the empathy variable. In wave-2, girls with high empathy at baseline in the intervention group obtained lower mean AV scores (β: -0.131; p = 0.004). However, the boys in the intervention group (reference: control group) with low empathy at baseline registered a significant increase in the mean values of machismo (β: 0.247; p < 0.001).

conclusionThe importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also consider psychological processes and integrate the promotion of positive expressions of masculinity.

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Adolescent BehaviorIntimate Partner ViolenceAdolescentChildEuropeFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleViolenceAcceptance of violenceAdolescentsEmpathyInterventionIntimate partner violenceMachismo

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