RT Article
T1 Depressive Symptoms Moderate Dating Violence Prevention Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 5/6
A1 Collibee, Charlene
A1 Rizzo, Christie J.
A1 Kemp, Kathleen A.
A1 Hood, Erik
A1 Doucette, Hannah
A1 Gittins Stone, Daniel I.
A1 DeJesus, Brett
A2 Rizzo, Christie J.
A2 Kemp, Kathleen A.
A2 Hood, Erik
A2 Doucette, Hannah
A2 Gittins Stone, Daniel I.
A2 DeJesus, Brett
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1750720566
AB Purpose: Few dating violence prevention programs assess how variations in initial violence risk affects responsiveness. This study examines the efficacy of Date SMART, a dating violence and sexual risk prevention program designed to target high-risk adolescent girls, in preventing dating violence in the context of varying initial levels of depressive symptoms. Method: A diverse sample of N = 109 female adolescents with a history of physical dating violence participated in a randomized controlled trial of the Date SMART program and a knowledge only (KO) comparison. Results: Using baseline depression level as a primary risk factor, a series of multilevel models revealed significant main effects of baseline depression such that higher baseline depression was associated with greater physical dating violence perpetration and victimization. Results also showed a three-way interaction for assessment point, depressive symptoms, and condition for physical dating violence perpetration. Specifically, those with higher baseline depression in Date SMART showed significantly less physical dating violence perpetration at follow-ups compared with those with higher baseline depression in the KO group. This difference in violence reduction between conditions was not observed for those with lower baseline depression. Discussion: Date SMART appears to effectively reduce physical dating violence perpetration in those with higher levels of initial risk. Current findings support that adolescents with different risk profiles respond differently to violence prevention programs.
K1 mental health and violence
K1 intervention/treatment
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 dating violence
DO 10.1177/0886260518770189