What works in violence prevention among young people?: a systematic review of reviews
dc.contributor.author | Kovalenko, AG | |
dc.contributor.author | Abraham, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Graham-Rowe, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Levine, M | |
dc.contributor.author | O’Dwyer, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-17T13:40:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07-17 | |
dc.description.abstract | Violence prevention programs aim to raise awareness, change attitudes, normative beliefs, motivation, and behavioral responses. Many programs have been developed and evaluated, and optimistic claims about effectiveness made. Yet comprehensive guidance on program design, implementation, and evaluation is limited. The aim of this study was to provide an up-to-date review of evidence on what works for whom. A systematic search of PsycINFO, MEDLINE, ERIC, and Sociology Collection ProQuest identified 40 reviews and meta-analyses reporting on the effectiveness of violence prevention programs among young people (age 15–30) in educational institutions, published before October 2018. These included reviews of programs designed to reduce (i) bullying, (ii) dating and relationship violence, (iii) sexual assault, and (iv) antisocial behavior. Only evaluations that reported on behavioral outcomes such as perpetration, victimization, and bystander behavior were included. The reviewed evaluations reported on programs that were mainly implemented in high-income countries in Europe and North America. The majority found small effects on violence reduction and victimization and increases in self-reported bystander behavior. Our findings expose critical gaps in evaluation research in this area and provide recommendations on how to optimize the effectiveness of future programs. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 17 July 2020 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1524838020939130 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/121994 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2020. Open access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages | en_GB |
dc.subject | review of reviews | en_GB |
dc.subject | narrative reviews | en_GB |
dc.subject | meta-analyses | en_GB |
dc.subject | young people | en_GB |
dc.subject | campus violence prevention | en_GB |
dc.title | What works in violence prevention among young people?: a systematic review of reviews | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-17T13:40:09Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1524-8380 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from SAGE via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1552-8324 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Trauma, Violence, and Abuse | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-07-17 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2020-07-17T13:27:49Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-07-17T13:40:12Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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