Intimate Partner Violence
Conditions
Keywords
dating violence, bystander education program, attitude, self-efficacy, intention, behavior
Brief summary
The present study was a quasi-experiment study. College students were recruited and divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. There were roughly 180-210 participants in each group, which totaled 360-420 people in all. The measurements of Dating Violence Myths and Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire were implemented with a pre-, post-test, and 2-month follow-up design to analyze the immediate and continued educational effects. The investigators also invite 10 -30 participants to participate in online anonymous group interviews to collect qualitative data. The investigators expect dating violence education programs can improve college students' dating violence myths and dating violence bystander help-giving intention and behavior. The dating violence education program on the e-learning platform can be widely used in other colleges to build up safe dating relationships and friendly campuses.
Detailed description
Dating violence is a global health problem that strongly affects young people's physical and mental health. Whether bystanders who are witnesses or are asked for help take action to help victims influences the cycle of violence, but the studies of bystander behavior and prevention programs for dating violence have lacked in Taiwan. The investigators designed and constructed the e-learning platform as an education program on dating violence based on the theory of planned behavior to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs in improving dating violence myths and bystanders' help-giving intention and behavior among college students. The present study was a quasi-experiment study. College students were recruited and divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. There were roughly 180-210 participants in each group, which totaled 360-420 people in all. The measurements of Dating Violence Myths and Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire were implemented with a pre-, post-test, and 2-month follow-up design to analyze the immediate and continued educational effects. The investigators also invite 10 -30 participants to participate in online anonymous group interviews to collect qualitative data. The investigators expect dating violence education programs can improve college students' dating violence myths and dating violence bystander help-giving intention and behavior. The dating violence education program on the e-learning platform can be widely used in other colleges to build up safe dating relationships and friendly campuses.
Interventions
OTHERDating Violence Prevention Program
We designed and constructed the e-learning platform as an education program on dating violence based on the theory of planned behavior to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs in improving dating violence myths, bystander help-giving attitude, subjective norms, self-efficacy, intention, and behavior.
Sponsors
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The principal investigator (outcomes assessor) does not know who participate in this study.
Intervention model description
experimental and control group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* College students aged 18-25 years, and agree to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
* Married college students.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dating Violence Myths Scale | at first week before dating violence education program | Dating Violence Myths Scale will be used to evaluate the individual level of inaccurate or or false beliefs about dating violence (including physical, mental, and sexual violence) in experimental and control group. |
| Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire (DVBHIQ) | at first week before dating violence education program | DVBHIQ will be used to assess the individual help-giving intention toward victims suffering dating violence in experimental and control group. |
| Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire | at second week after dating violence education program | DVBHIQ will be used to assess the individual help-giving intention toward victims suffering dating violence in experimental and control group. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactWen-Li Hou, AP
Backup ContactWen-Li Hou
Outcome results
None listed