Effects of Dating Violence Education Program on Bystanders' Help-giving Intention and Behavior Among College Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The present study was a quasi-experiment study. College students were recruited and divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. There were roughly 180-210 participants in each group, which totaled 360-420 people in all. The measurements of Dating Violence Myths and Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire were implemented with a pre-, post-test, and 2-month follow-up design to analyze the immediate and continued educational effects. The investigators also invite 10 -30 participants to participate in online anonymous group interviews to collect qualitative data. The investigators expect dating violence education programs can improve college students' dating violence myths and dating violence bystander help-giving intention and behavior. The dating violence education program on the e-learning platform can be widely used in other colleges to build up safe dating relationships and friendly campuses.

Detailed Description
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Dating violence is a global health problem that strongly affects young people's physical and mental health. Whether bystanders who are witnesses or are asked for help take action to help victims influences the cycle of violence, but the studies of bystander behavior and prevention programs for dating violence have lacked in Taiwan. The investigators designed and constructed the e-learning platform as an education program on dating violence based on the theory of planned behavior to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs in improving dating violence myths and bystanders' help-giving intention and behavior among college students. The present study was a quasi-experiment study. College students were recruited and divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. There were roughly 180-210 participants in each group, which totaled 360-420 people in all. The measurements of Dating Violence Myths and Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire were implemented with a pre-, post-test, and 2-month follow-up design to analyze the immediate and continued educational effects. The investigators also invite 10 -30 participants to participate in online anonymous group interviews to collect qualitative data. The investigators expect dating violence education programs can improve college students' dating violence myths and dating violence bystander help-giving intention and behavior. The dating violence education program on the e-learning platform can be widely used in other colleges to build up safe dating relationships and friendly campuses.

Official Title
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A Study of Bystander Intention and Behavior to Prevent Dating Violence Among College Students --Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explore, Construct and Evaluate Dating Violence Education Programs (Second to the Third Year)

Conditions
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Intimate Partner Violence

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Dating Violence Prevention Program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: College students aged 18-25 years, and agree to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: Married college students.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: experimental and control group
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental group<br>Experimental group: accept three weeks Dating Violence Prevention Program online; every week 20-30 minutes. The measurements of dating violence myths, bystander attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy, intention, and behavior were implemented with a pre-, post-test, and 2-month follow-up design to analyze the immediate and continued educational effects. | Other: Dating Violence Prevention Program<br>* We designed and constructed the e-learning platform as an education program on dating violence based on the theory of planned behavior to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs in improving dating violence myths, bystander help-giving attitude, subjective norms, self-efficacy, intention, and behavior.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Control group: no intervention. The measurements of dating violence myths, bystander attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy, intention, and behavior were implemented with a pre-, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dating Violence Myths Scale | Dating Violence Myths Scale will be used to evaluate the individual level of inaccurate or or false beliefs about dating violence (including physical, mental, and sexual violence) in experimental and control group. | at first week before dating violence education program | 
| Dating Violence Myths Scale | Dating Violence Myths Scale will be used to evaluate the individual level of inaccurate or false beliefs about dating violence (including physical, mental, and sexual violence) in experimental and control group. | at second week after dating violence education program | 
| Dating Violence Myths Scale | Dating Violence Myths Scale will be used to evaluate the individual level of inaccurate or false beliefs about dating violence (including physical, mental, and sexual violence) in experimental and control group. | at two months after dating violence education program | 
| Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire (DVBHIQ) | DVBHIQ will be used to assess the individual help-giving intention toward victims suffering dating violence in experimental and control group. | at first week before dating violence education program | 
| Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire | DVBHIQ will be used to assess the individual help-giving intention toward victims suffering dating violence in experimental and control group. | at second week after dating violence education program | 
| Dating Violence Bystander Help-giving Intention Questionnaire | DVBHIQ will be used to assess the individual help-giving intention toward victims suffering dating violence in experimental and control group. | at two months after dating violence education program | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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dating violence, bystander education program, attitude, self-efficacy, intention, behavior