CompletedNot Applicable

Violence Prevention for Middle School Boys

United States119 participantsStarted 2015-01-01

Plain-language summary

This study will develop and test a web-based intervention to enhance emotion regulation skills and parent-son relationship communication to decrease adolescent boys' risk for dating violence involvement as well as attitudes supporting relationship aggression.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years – 14 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) adolescent enrolled in the 7th or 8th grade, * 2\) parent/legal guardian and teen are English speaking, * 3\) parent/legal guardian is willing to provide consent for the adolescent to participate in the study, * 4\) adolescent is willing to provide assent for their own participation. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) observable cognitive or developmental delays that would preclude participation, * 2\) residing with participating parent/guardian less than half time

What they're measuring

Change in Dating Violence (DV) Perpetration From Baseline to 9 Months

Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 9 months

Change in General Aggressive Behavior From Baseline to 9 Months

Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, 9 months

Change in Attitudes About Relationship Violence From Baseline to 9 Months

Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 9 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03109184

SponsorNortheastern University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-08-30

Results submitted2019-03-29

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