Healthy relationship education for dating violence prevention among high-risk youth

Becky F. Antle, Dana J. Sullivan, Althea Dryden, Eli A. Karam and Anita P. Barbee

Children and Youth Services Review, 2011, vol. 33, issue 1, 173-179

Abstract: A federal grant was awarded to provide the Love U2 healthy relationship curriculum to low-income, high-risk youth. This research sought to examine the relative effectiveness of a brief intervention with this curriculum compared to the much more intensive relationship education programs that have been previously provided to high-risk youth. Data were collected from 233 participants through measures of training and relationship outcomes pre- and post-training. Participants experienced high levels of training satisfaction, significant increases in relationship knowledge and self-efficacy related to conflict resolution. They also experienced a significant improvement in attitudes toward couple violence in the desired direction. Implications of these findings for promoting healthy relationships and reducing dating violence among high-risk youth are discussed.

Keywords: Relationship; education; High-risk; youth; Violence; prevention; Healthy; Relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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