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

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

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)331-348
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Primary Prevention
Volume41
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • College students
  • Dating violence
  • Latinos
  • Psychoeducational group

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