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Vangie A Foshee1, Karl E Bauman, Susan T Ennett
1Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7440, USA. foshee@email.unc.edu
Objectives:
This study determined 4-year postintervention effects of Safe Dates on dating violence, booster effects, and moderators of the program effects.
Methods:
We gathered baseline data in 10 schools that were randomly allocated to a treatment condition. We collected follow-up data 1 month after the program and then yearly thereafter for 4 years. Between the 2- and 3-year follow-ups, a randomly selected half of treatment adolescents received a booster.
Results:
Compared with controls, adolescents receiving Safe Dates reported significantly less physical, serious physical, and sexual dating violence perpetration and victimization 4 years after the program. The booster did not improve the effectiveness of Safe Dates.
Conclusions:
Safe Dates shows promise for preventing dating violence but the booster should not be used.
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