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Research Model for Long-Term Impact of a Positive Youth Development Program on Dating Violence Outcomes During the Transition to Adulthood

Research Model for Long-Term Impact of a Positive Youth Development Program on Dating Violence Outcomes During the Transition to Adulthood
Description
  1. Baseline Risk Factors Measured:
    • Cognitive Functioning
    • Maltreatment Hitory
    • Witnessed Violence
  2. Students Take Part in Fostering Healthy Futures Intervention 
  3. Mid-Adolescent MEDIATING FACTORS
    • Mental Health Functioning
    • Social Functioning
    • Behavioral Functioning
    • Re-victimization
  4. Youg Adulthood RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
    • Mental Health
    • Substance Use
    • Social Support
    • Gender Stereoptype
    • Attitudes About Teen Dating Violence
    • Communication Skills
  5. Young Adulthood Dating Violence OUTCOMES
    • Perpetration
    • Victimization