Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-8-2019
Journal
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Volume
16
First Page
100484
Last Page
100484
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100484
Abstract
Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a pressing public health problem in North America. Strategies to prevent perpetration are needed, and a substantial body of research demonstrates the importance of applying a gender lens to target root causes of adolescent dating violence as part of effective prevention. To date, however, there has been limited research on how to specifically engage boys in adolescent dating violence prevention. In this short communication, we describe the protocol for a longitudinal, quasi-experimental outcome evaluation of a program called WiseGuyz. WiseGuyz is a community-facilitated, gender-transformative healthy relationships program for mid-adolescent male-identified youth that aims to reduce male-perpetrated dating violence and improve mental and sexual health, by allowing participants to critically examine and deconstruct male gender role expectations. The primary goal of this evaluation is to explore the impact of WiseGuyz on adolescent dating violence outcomes at one-year follow-up among participants, as compared to a risk- and demographically-matched comparison group. Knowledge generated and shared from this project will provide evidence on if and for whom WiseGuyz works, with important implications for adolescent health and well-being.
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Notes
This article was initially published by Elsevier in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications and is openly available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100484