Diffusion effects of a sexual violence prevention program leveraging youth–adult partnerships

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

American journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-07 DOI:10.1002/ajcp.12645

Katie M. Edwards, Victoria L. Banyard, Emily A. Waterman, Briana Simon, Skyler Hopfauf, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Lisa M. Jones, Laura M. Mercer Kollar, Thomas W. Valente

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Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine the diffusion effects of a youth-led sexual violence prevention program (i.e., Youth Voices in Prevention [Youth VIP]). Specifically, social network analysis was used to measure the extent to which Youth VIP changed behaviors for 1172 middle and high school youth who did not attend program events but were friends with Youth VIP participants and completed the first and final survey (approximately 2 years apart). Findings suggest that there was considerable interpersonal communication about Youth VIP among the students generated by program participation. Specifically, youth with friends who participated in Youth VIP were more likely to report hearing their friends talk about Youth VIP and reported talking to their friends about Youth VIP compared with those not connected to Youth VIP participants. However, there were no diffusion effects found for behavioral outcomes (i.e., bystander intervention behavior, violence victimization, and perpetration). Given the mixed findings, further research is needed to determine the extent to which youth-led sexual violence prevention initiatives lead to changes in broader community-wide changes in youths’ behaviors.

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利用青少年与成人伙伴关系的性暴力预防方案的扩散效应

本研究的目的是检验青年主导的性暴力预防计划（即青年预防之声[青年VIP]）的传播效果。具体而言，使用社交网络分析来衡量1172名未参加项目活动但与青年VIP参与者是朋友的中学生和高中生的青年VIP改变行为的程度，并完成了第一次和最后一次调查（间隔约2年）。研究结果表明，在参与项目的学生中，有相当多的关于青年VIP的人际交流。具体而言，与未与青年VIP参与者联系的青少年相比，有朋友参加青年VIP的青少年更有可能报告听到朋友谈论青年VIP，并报告与朋友谈论青年贵宾。然而，没有发现行为结果（即旁观者干预行为、暴力受害和实施）的扩散效应。鉴于研究结果喜忧参半，需要进一步研究，以确定青年主导的性暴力预防举措在多大程度上导致了更广泛的社区青年行为变化。

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American journal of community psychology Multiple-

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6.30

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9.70%

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期刊介绍： The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; theoretical papers; empirical reviews; reports of innovative community programs or policies; and first person accounts of stakeholders involved in research, programs, or policy. The journal encourages submissions of innovative multi-level research and interventions, and encourages international submissions. The journal also encourages the submission of manuscripts concerned with underrepresented populations and issues of human diversity. The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes research, theory, and descriptions of innovative interventions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: individual, family, peer, and community mental health, physical health, and substance use; risk and protective factors for health and well being; educational, legal, and work environment processes, policies, and opportunities; social ecological approaches, including the interplay of individual family, peer, institutional, neighborhood, and community processes; social welfare, social justice, and human rights; social problems and social change; program, system, and policy evaluations; and, understanding people within their social, cultural, economic, geographic, and historical contexts.