Dating Cafe Ambassador Programme: Chinese College Students to Help Peers in Dating Violence

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Janet Yuen-Ha; Tang, Norita Ruby; Yau, Jessie Ho-Yin; Choi, Anna Wai-Man; Fong, Daniel Yee-Tak
Titel	Dating Cafe Ambassador Programme: Chinese College Students to Help Peers in Dating Violence
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 46 (2019) 6, S.981-990 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wong, Janet Yuen-Ha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198119867736
Schlagwörter	College Students; Dating (Social); Violence; Interpersonal Relationship; Peer Relationship; Foreign Countries; Prevention; Program Descriptions; Helping Relationship; Student Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Behavior Standards; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Gewalt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausland; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Helfende Beziehung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Dating violence prevention programs have been understudied in Asia, including China. The current study sought to evaluate the feasibility of the Dating Compassion, Assessment, reFerral, and Education (CAFE) Ambassador Programme in China. This program is designed to enhance the behavioral intentions of Chinese students to help peers who are experiencing dating violence and to compare students' attitudes toward dating violence, students' subjective norms about helping peers, and students' perceived behavioral control in helping peers before and after attending the 7.5 hour program. A quasi-experimental design was used, including two student groups (n = 85) assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up. Quantitative pre- and postintervention measurements, in conjunction with qualitative focus group interviews, were used to evaluate the program's effectiveness. The findings indicated a significant enhancement in the behavioral intentions of participants in the intervention group to help peers experiencing dating violence, a stronger subjective norm regarding helping others, and an enhanced sense of perceived behavioral control to help, compared with the control group, over time. Focus group data revealed that students who participated in the program developed a more comprehensive definition of dating violence, increased awareness of dating violence in peers, a shift in their focus concerning the role of intention in dating violence and felt more responsible for helping their peers. The findings support the effectiveness of the Dating CAFE Ambassador Programme. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01