Educational and skills-based interventions for preventing relationship and dating violence in adolescents and young adults Gracia L.T. Fellmeth, Catherine Heffernan, Joanna Nurse, Shakiba Habibula and Dinesh Sethi
By: Fellmeth, Gracia L.T.
Contributor(s): Heffernan, Catherine | Nurse, Joanna | Shakiba, Habibula | Sethi, Dinesh.
Material type: ArticleSeries: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.Publisher: Cochrane Library, 2013Subject(s): PREVENTION | ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE | ADOLESCENTS | DATING VIOLENCE | EDUCATION | INTERVENTION | PRIMARY PREVENTION | PROGRAMMES | SCHOOLS | SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS | YOUNG PEOPLEOnline resources: Click here to access online In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013, 6Summary: Studies included in this review showed no evidence of effectiveness of interventions on episodes of relationship violence or on attitudes, behaviours and skills related to relationship violence. We found a small increase in knowledge but there was evidence of substantial heterogeneity among studies. Further studies with longer-term follow-up are required, and study authors should use standardised and validated measurement instruments to maximise comparability of results. (Authors' conclusions). Record #5280Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013, 6
Studies included in this review showed no evidence of effectiveness of interventions on episodes of relationship violence or on attitudes, behaviours and skills related to relationship violence. We found a small increase in knowledge but there was evidence of substantial heterogeneity among studies. Further studies with longer-term follow-up are required, and study authors should use standardised and validated measurement instruments to maximise comparability of results. (Authors' conclusions). Record #5280