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DRIVEN to Stop Violence: A Group Intervention to Prevent Dating Violence Among Latino College Students

Authors: Elizabeth Terrazas-Carrillo, Ediza Garcia, Desi Vásquez, Chiara Sabina, Luis F. Ponte

Published in: Journal of Prevention | Issue 4/2020

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We present results from the initial implementation of a psychoeducational group curriculum designed to prevent dating violence among Latino college students and fill a significant need for culturally responsive programming for this ethnic group. We developed the Dating Relationships Involving Violence End Now (DRIVEN) curriculum and tested it with a total of 112 Latino students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution located on the United States-Mexico border. Results from this initial study suggest DRIVEN had differing positive impacts on men (dating violence, attitudes, and the marianismo virtuosity subscale) and women (dating violence, perpetration, machismo, marianismo virtuosity subscale, and asserting displeasure). Implications include the need to implement and test culturally responsive group-based programs while considering the impact of gender dynamics.

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Title: DRIVEN to Stop Violence: A Group Intervention to Prevent Dating Violence Among Latino College Students
Authors: Elizabeth Terrazas-Carrillo
Ediza Garcia
Desi Vásquez
Chiara Sabina
Luis F. Ponte
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Prevention / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Electronic ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-020-00593-1

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