Preventing Sexual Aggression Among High School Boys
Study Overview
Detailed Description
The present research advances the science of sexual assault prevention by creating a mutually beneficial partnership between well-established sexual assault prevention researchers and a CDC Rape Prevention and Education Program (RPE)-funded community agency to conduct a rigorous experimental evaluation of universal primary prevention programming designed to reduce sexual aggression among high school boys. The present research tests multi-session prevention programming that targets change at multiple levels of the social ecology (i.e., individual-, peer- and community-level) through social norms theory and bystander education. Specifically, the present research evaluates Your Voice Your View. Your Voice Your View was developed and is currently administered in Rhode Island High Schools by the CDC RPE-funded agency Day One of Rhode Island. The program will be tested in a group randomized cluster trial among 10th graders at 30 high schools, with the aim of reducing perpetration of sexual aggression among high school boys.
Specifically, this research will conduct a randomized controlled trial with a sample of 10th grade students to demonstrate efficacy of the intervention in reducing rates of sexual aggression among high school boys, rates of dating violence involvement, and related risk and protective factors over a 2- and 6-month follow-up in comparison to a wait-list control group. Thirty schools will be matched on demographic characteristics (i.e., % receiving subsidized lunch, racial/ethnic minority enrollment) and randomized to receive Your Voice Your View or to the wait-list control group.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02904
- Rhode Island Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adolescents at Rhode Island high schools will be eligible for enrollment according to the following criteria: 1) adolescent assent given; 3) passive consent of a parent/legal guardian is given. Teachers will be eligible to participate in educator assessments if consent is given.
Exclusion Criteria:
- There are no exclusion criteria.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Your Voice Your View
Participants in schools assigned to the treatment group will engage in a four session intervention aimed at prevention of sexual violence.
Your Voice Your View is grounded in social norms theory and bystander intervention training.
The intervention also includes a social norms marketing campaign.
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Session 1 of the intervention involves background information, an introduction to social norms, and bystander intervention skills training.
Session 2 of the intervention establishes conditions for consent, types of abusive behavior and identifying abuse.
Session 3 of the intervention addresses risk reduction strategies for girls.
Session 3 of the intervention addresses false accusations, masculinity, and additional practice on identifying conditions for consent for boys.
Session 4 of the intervention includes active practice of bystander intervention skills.
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No Intervention: Wait List Control Group
Participants in schools assigned to the wait list control group will complete survey assessments at the same schedule as schools assigned to the treatment group.
Schools will have the option to implement Your Voice Your View following completion of the 6-month survey.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Perpetration of Sexual Violence Survey
Time Frame: up to 6-months
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up to 6-months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Rate of Dating Violence Perpetration
Time Frame: up to 6 months
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up to 6 months
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Rape Myth Acceptance Survey
Time Frame: up to 6 months
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up to 6 months
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Bystander Intervention Skills Survey
Time Frame: up to 6 months
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Composite measure: Increase Positive Bystander Behavior, Decrease Barriers to Intervening, Increase Likelihood of Intervening
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up to 6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lindsay M. Orchowski, Ph.D., Rhode Island Hospital
Study record dates
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Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 1U01CE002531 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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