PREVENTING ABUSE IN ADOLESCENT DATING RELATIONSHIP

拟议的研究旨在修改、完善和试行 在青春期浪漫背景下减少虐待的干预 两性关系。本研究分为两个阶段。在第一阶段，我们 将完成干预的程序化，与青少年见面 关于我们现有手册的内容，并进行两次试行迭代 干预行动。在第二阶段，我们将进行全面的试点 干预。这项综合试点的参与者将是400名青少年 (13至17人，包括13至17人)从德克萨斯州休斯敦和 加拿大安大略省西南部。青少年将被随机分配到 干预或不治疗控制条件。这项干预将 为期约2个月，由18次小组会议(8-10次)组成 青少年/群体)。所有青少年都将参加初步评估 计划每隔两个月进行三次后续评估。这个 评估将包括对浪漫者虐待行为的测量 关系，对使用身体攻击和其他形式的攻击的信念 恋爱关系中的虐待行为、人际交流和 解决问题的技能，普遍使用暴力的信念，以及 普遍的反社会行为。评估方法将包括自我报告、 合作伙伴报告和行为的观察性测量。

The proposed research is designed to modify, refine, and pilot an intervention to reduce abuse within the context of adolescent romantic relationships. This research is comprised of two phases. During Phase One we will complete the manualization of the intervention, meet with adolescents about the content of our existing manual, and conduct two pilot iterations of the intervention. During Phase Two we will conduct a comprehensive pilot of the intervention. Participants in this comprehensive pilot will be 400 adolescents (13 to 17, inclusive) recruited from community agencies in Houston, Texas and Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Adolescents will be randomly assigned either to the intervention or to a no-treatment control condition. The intervention will last for approximately 2 months, and will consist of 18 group meetings (8-10 adolescents/group). All adolescents will participate in an initial assessment and three follow-up assessments scheduled at two-month intervals. The assessments will include the measurement of abusive behavior in romantic relationships, beliefs about the use of physical aggression and other forms of abusive behavior in romantic relationships, interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills, beliefs about the use of violence in general, and general antisocial behavior. Assessment methods will include self-report, partner-report, and observational measures of behavior.