Citation
Foshee, Vangie Ann; Bauman, Karl E.; Greene, Wendy F.; Koch, Gary G.; Linder, George Fletcher; & MacDougall, James E. (2000). The Safe Dates Program: 1-Year Follow-up Results. American Journal of Public Health, 90(10), 1619-1622. PMCID: PMC1446374Abstract
Objectives: An earlier report described desirable 1-month follow-up effects of the Safe Dates program on psychological, physical, and sexual dating violence. Mediators of the program-behavior relationship also were identified. The present report describes the 1-year follow-up effects of the Safe Dates program.Methods: Fourteen schools were in the randomized experiment. Data were gathered by questionnaires in schools before program activities and 1 year after the program ended.
Results: The short-term behavioral effects had disappeared at 1 year, but effects on mediating variables such as dating violence norms, conflict management skills, and awareness of community services for dating violence were maintained.
Conclusions: The findings are considered in the context of why program effects might have decayed and the possible role of boosters for effect maintenance.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.90.10.1619Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2000Journal Title
American Journal of Public HealthAuthor(s)
Foshee, Vangie AnnBauman, Karl E.
Greene, Wendy F.
Koch, Gary G.
Linder, George Fletcher
MacDougall, James E.