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性接触。 实践社区扩大了与了解和预防有关的努力， 性暴力，而不是只注重预防性暴力 受害CDC已经确定了一些共同的风险因素（如暴露于 关系和家庭暴力，家庭凝聚力低，与高危同龄人的联系）， 与包括性暴力在内的多种形式的暴力有关。使用匹配的配对 控制设计，本研究将评估一个优势为本课程的效能，理事会 针对男孩和青年男子，以减少未来发生性暴力的风险， 学龄男孩（12-14岁）。我们将在入组时收集基线数据， 干预数据在课程结束后立即，然后在训练后6个月和12个月。我们将 衡量与性侵犯犯罪有关的几个结果，包括旁观者行为， 与性别角色和接受性暴力、人际关系有关的态度， 青少年与成年人之间的联系还将评估影响执行的因素， 研究忠诚度和质量对参与者结果的影响程度。结果 这项研究的结果将为今后的强奸预防和教育方案活动提供信息， 扩大对上游性暴力预防的了解。

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.