Age and Sexual Orientation Moderated the Effects of a Bystander-Focused Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program for High School Students.

摘要: The objective of the current paper was to identify moderating factors a bystander-focused violence prevention program for adolescents, Bringing in Bystander—High School Curriculum. Participants were 2,403 high school students from 25 schools northern New England (M age = 15.8 years; 50.9% female; 85.1% White, 84.5% heterosexual) who participated cluster-randomized controlled trial. We examined impact among different social groups (i.e., by race, gender, age, poverty, sexual orientation) using moderation analyses. intervention effects past 12-month harassment and stalking perpetration stronger younger participants heterosexual participants; gender did not moderate any effects. Findings indicate that future research should consider additional targets older adolescents may improve efficacy. An urgent need exists interventions are effective minority adolescents.