Testing the efficacy of a strengths-based curriculum to reduce risk for future sexual violence perpetration among middle school boys

项目摘要 性暴力是一个普遍的公共卫生问题，多达40%的妇女和 23%的男性在生活中的某个时候经历过强迫的性接触。 实践界扩大了与理解和预防有关的努力 实施性暴力，而不是只专注于防止性暴力 被害。美国疾病控制与预防中心确定了一些共同的风险因素(如接触 关系和家庭暴力、家庭凝聚力低以及与高危同龄人的联系) 与多种形式的暴力有关，包括性暴力。使用匹配的配对 对照设计，这项研究将评估一种以优势为基础的课程的有效性，委员会 对于男孩和年轻人来说，降低未来发生性暴力的风险 学龄儿童(12-14岁)。我们将在注册时收集基线数据，并在 干预数据在课程结束后即刻、培训后6个月和12个月时进行。我们会 衡量与性侵行为有关的几个后果，包括旁观者行为， 与性别角色和接受性暴力、人际关系以及 青年与成人之间的联系。还将按顺序评估影响执行情况的因素 考察忠诚度和质量对参与者结果的影响程度。结果是 这项研究将为未来的强奸预防和教育(RPE)计划活动提供信息，并 扩大对上游性暴力预防的认识。

Project Summary Sexual violence is a widespread public health problem, with as many as 40% of women and 23% of men experiencing forced sexual contact at some point in their lives.1 The research and practice communities have expanded efforts related to understanding and preventing perpetration of sexual violence, rather than focusing exclusively on preventing sexual violence victimization. The CDC has identified a number of shared risk factors (such as exposure to relationship and family violence, low familial cohesion, and association with at-risk peers) that are connected with multiple forms of violence, including sexual violence. Using a matched pair control design, this study will evaluate the efficacy of a strengths-based curriculum, the Council for Boys and Young Men, to reduce risk for future sexual violence perpetration with middle school-aged boys (ages 12-14). We will collect baseline data at enrollment, and post- intervention data immediately after the course, then at 6 and 12 months after training. We will measure several outcomes linked to sexual assault perpetration, including bystander behavior, attitudes related to gender roles and acceptance of sexual violence, interpersonal relations, and youth-adult connectedness. Factors that impact implementation will also be assessed in order to examine the extent to which fidelity and quality influence participants' outcomes. The results of this study will inform future Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program activities and expand the understanding of upstream sexual violence prevention.