Youth Action Strategies in the Primary Prevention of Teen Dating Violence

Autor/inn/en	Kervin, Denise; Obinna, Jennifer
Titel	Youth Action Strategies in the Primary Prevention of Teen Dating Violence
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Social Work, 13 (2010) 4, S.362-374 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2158
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Dating (Social); Violence; Peer Relationship; Student Participation; Knowledge Level; Consciousness Raising; Gender Issues; Aggression; Rural Areas; Nontraditional Education; High School Students; Social Attitudes; Adolescents; Youth Programs; Program Development; Pretests Posttests; Program Effectiveness; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gewalt; Peer-Beziehungen; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Wissensbasis; Bewusstseinsbildung; Geschlechterfrage; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Jugendsofortprogramm; Programmplanung
Abstract	This article describes a school-based youth-driven teen dating violence prevention project. The project objectives are to provide opportunities for students to plan presentations and activities; develop knowledge and awareness about unhealthy gender norms, seen as an important root cause of relationship violence, particularly for teenagers; and identify ways to cope with and influence their environment with respect to this issue. This project was conducted in a rural Wisconsin community over the course of 5 years. It started as a multischool "drop-in" program with students from various high schools but eventually evolved into a youth action team at an alternative high school as a for-credit service learning class. Evaluation findings show the project to have promise in changing individual attitudes and beliefs while promoting bystander intervention. This youth-led health approach provides excellent opportunities for youth to become involved and empowered, and collaborating with schools can also be a successful strategy. Because unhealthy gender norms are so deeply entrenched, it is important to document and celebrate the smallest positive shifts in attitudes and behaviors. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10