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040 _aAFVC
100 _aMiller, Elizabeth
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245 _aMale adolescents’ gender attitudes and violence :
_cElizabeth Miller, Alison J. Culyba, Taylor Paglisotti, Michael Massof, Qi Gao, Jane Kato-Wallace, Julie Pulerwitz, Dorothy L. Espelage, Kaleab Z. Abebe and Kelley A. Jones
_bimplications for youth violence prevention
260 _bElsevier,
_c2020
500 _aAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2020, Advance publication online 27 December 2019
520 _aIntroduction: This study analyzed the associations among male adolescents’ gender attitudes, intentions to intervene, witnessing peers’ abusive behaviors, and multiple forms of adolescent violence perpetration. This community-based evaluation aims to inform future youth violence prevention efforts through the identification of potential predictors of interpersonal violence perpetration. Methods: Cross-sectional data were from baseline surveys conducted with 866 male adolescents, aged 13–19 years, from community settings in 20 lower-resource neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, PA (August 2015 – June 2017), as part of a cluster RCT to evaluate a sexual violence prevention program. Participants completed in-person, anonymous electronic surveys about gender attitudes, bystander intentions, witnessing peers’ abusive behaviors, violence perpetration, and demographics. The analysis was conducted between 2018 and 2019. Results The youth identified mostly as African American (70%) or Hispanic, multiracial, or other (21%). Most (88%) were born in the U.S., and 85% were in school. Youth with more equitable gender attitudes had lower odds of self-reported violence perpetration across multiple domains, including dating abuse (AOR=0.46, 95% CI=0.29, 0.72) and sexual harassment (AOR=0.50, 95% CI=0.37, 0.67). The relationship between intentions to intervene and violence perpetration was inconclusive. Witnessing peers engaged in abusive behaviors was associated with increased odds of multiple types of violence perpetration, such as dating abuse (witnessed 3 or more behaviors, AOR=2.41, 95% CI=1.31, 4.44). Conclusions This is the first U.S.-based study to elicit information from male adolescents in community-based settings (rather than schools or clinics) about multiple types of interpersonal violence perpetration. Findings support violence prevention strategies that challenge harmful gender and social norms while simultaneously increasing youths’ skills in interrupting peers’ disrespectful and harmful behaviors. (Authors' abstract). Record #6497
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_aGENDER EQUALITY
650 0 _aADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE
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650 0 _aATTITUDES
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650 0 _aDATING VIOLENCE
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650 0 _aGENDER EQUALITY
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650 0 _aPROTECTIVE FACTORS
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650 _aRISK FACTORS
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 _aSURVEYS
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650 _aYOUNG MEN
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650 _aYOUTH VIOLENCE
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651 4 _aUNITED STATES
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700 _aCulyba, Alison J.
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700 _aPaglisotti, Taylor
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700 _aMassof, Michael
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700 _aGao, Qi
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700 _aKato-Wallace, Jane
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700 _aPulerwitz, Julie
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700 _aEspelage, Dorothy L.
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700 _aAbebe, Kaleab Z.
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700 _aJones, Kelley A.
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773 0 _tAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2020, Advance publication online 27 December 2019
830 _lAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2019.10.009
_zRead abstract
856 _uhttps://abcnews.go.com/Health/progressive-gender-views-teen-boys-protect-violence-study/story?id=67897133
_zRead ABC News report
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