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Teen Dating Violence Perpetration: Protective Factor Trajectories from Middle to High School among Adolescents

Dorothy L. Espelage, Ruth W. Leemis, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Megan Kearns, more

Journal of Research on Adolescence > 30 > 1 > 170 - 188

Protecting adolescents from the risk of teen dating violence (TDV) perpetration is critical to enhancing prevention efforts. This study examined longitudinal trajectories of four protective factors (i.e., empathy, social support, parental monitoring, and school belonging) across adolescence in relation to four TDV types (i.e., verbal, relational, physical, and sexual). Adolescents (n = 1,668) who...

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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Impact of the Couple CARE for Parents of Newborns Program on the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Relationship Problems

Richard E. Heyman, Amy M. Smith Slep, Michael F. Lorber, Danielle M. Mitnick, more

Prevention Science > 2019 > 20 > 5 > 620-631

Effective, accessible prevention programs are needed for adults at heightened risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). This parallel group randomized controlled trial examines whether such couples receiving the American version of Couple CARE for Parents of Newborns (CCP; Halford et al. 2009) following the birth of a child, compared with controls, report fewer first occurrences of clinically significant...

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Can a Parenting Intervention to Prevent Early Conduct Problems Interrupt Girls’ Risk for Intimate Partner Violence 10 Years Later?

Miriam K. Ehrensaft, Heather Knous Westfall, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Thailyn Lopez, more

Prevention Science > 2018 > 19 > 4 > 449-458

This study tests whether a parenting intervention for families of preschoolers at risk for conduct problems can prevent later risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). Ninety-nine preschoolers at familial risk for conduct problems were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. Ten years later, 45 preschoolers and 43 of their siblings completed an assessment of their romantic relationships,...

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Gender Role Attitudes and Male Adolescent Dating Violence Perpetration: Normative Beliefs as Moderators

H. Luz McNaughton Reyes, Vangie A. Foshee, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Dennis E. Reidy, more

Journal of Youth and Adolescence > 2016 > 45 > 2 > 350-360

Commonly used dating violence prevention programs assume that promotion of more egalitarian gender role attitudes will prevent dating violence perpetration. Empirical research examining this assumption, however, is limited and inconsistent. The current study examined the longitudinal association between gender role attitudes and physical dating violence perpetration among adolescent boys (n = 577;...

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Role of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Parenting Practices

Natasha E. Latzman, Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Sharon R. Ghazarian

American Journal of Preventive Medicine > 2015 > 49 > 3 > 476-482

Exposure to adult intimate partner violence (IPV) places youth at risk for a range of outcomes, including perpetration of adolescent dating violence (ADV). However, there is variability in the effect of IPV exposure, as many youth who are exposed to IPV do not go on to exhibit problems. Thus, research is needed to examine contextual factors, such as parenting practices, to more fully explain heterogeneity...

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Prevalence of Teen Dating Violence and Co-occurring Risk Factors Among Middle School Youth in High-Risk Urban Communities

Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor, Natasha E. Latzman, Linda Anne Valle, more

Journal of Adolescent Health > 2015 > 56 > 2 Supplement 2 > S5-S13

This study describes the lifetime prevalence of teen dating violence (TDV) perpetration in a sample of middle school students from high-risk urban communities and examines the relation between TDV and related cognitive and behavioral risk factors.Surveys were administered to 2,895 middle school students in four U.S. cities; 1,673 students (58%) reported having dated and were included in analyses....