Trial reportGlobal health action2023
Assessing the role of depression in reducing intimate partner violence perpetration among young men living in urban informal settlements using a mediation analysis of the Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention.
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- Examining the influence of alcohol consumption on the protective function of social support in reducing intimate partner violence among adolescent girls and young women.Vulnerable children and youth studies · 2026Article
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- The relationship between emotional dysregulation and, HIV acquisition risk behaviours and intimate partner violence perpetration among young men in rural areas and urban informal settlements in South Africa.Psychology, health & medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundStepping Stones and Creating Futures (SS/CF) is a gender transformative and economic empowerment intervention that has effectively reduced the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) by young men living in informal settlements in South Africa.
objectiveThis study examines whether depression mediated the association between SS/CF intervention and decreased IPV.
methodData from a two-arm cluster randomised community-based controlled trial that evaluated the effectiveness of SS/CF in lowering IPV were obtained from 674 young men aged 18-30 within urban informal settlements in South Africa. After being randomly assigned to either the experimental arm (SS/CF) or the control arm, the participants were followed up for 24 months. Logistic regression using mediation analysis was conducted to see whether changes in depressive symptoms mediated the association between the intervention and reduced IPV perpetration.
resultsFindings from the mediation analysis indicated that those assigned to the SS/CF experimental group reported lower depression (β = -0.42,
conclusionThese findings suggest that one pathway through which SS/CF decreased IPV was through improvement in mental health (i.e. depression). Future IPV prevention interventions may consider incorporating components that focus on improving mental health as a way of also reducing IPV perpetration in disadvantaged settings.
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