ABSTRACT

Given high rates of relationship violence among adolescents, there is a need to understand variables that influence adolescents’ helping behaviors to reduce risk for dating and sexual violence (reactive) and promote prevention before violence happens or risk factors are evident (proactive). The current paper examined individual and school variables related to greater actionism in a large sample of high school students. Baseline, cross-sectional data used in the current analyses were gathered before intervention as part of a prevention program evaluation across 25 high schools in New England from students in grades 9–12 (N= 3,404). Students who self-reported a greater number of proactive actions taken were students who identified as sexual minorities, had a history of victimization, and were in schools with supportive peer norms. The current findings suggest a model for prevention that might include training individuals and attending to school level variables.

摘要

鉴于青少年之间的人际关系暴力发生率很高，有必要了解影响青少年帮助行为的变量，以减少约会和性暴力的风险（反应性），并在暴力发生或危险因素明显之前（积极）促进预防。本文研究了大量高中生样本中与更大行动主义有关的个人和学校变量。当前分析中使用的基准，横断面数据是在干预之前收集的，作为新英格兰25所中学的9-12年级学生预防计划评估的一部分（N= 3,404）。自我报告采取了更多积极行动的学生是被识别为性少数，有受害历史并在有支持同伴规范的学校中的学生。当前的发现提出了一种预防模型，该模型可能包括培训个人和上学水平的变量。