Healthy relationships

Conflict in the relationship and the seriousness of the relationship were significant factors that young women associated with the initiation of dating violence. [...] The results of the research on the effectiveness of dating violence prevention programs to change inappropriate attitudes that support violence and to actually reduce physical, sexual and emotional abuse in teen dating relationships have been mixed. [...] Marshalling the spectrum of evaluation methodology is important to answer the core question of many: do the programs make a difference in the lives of students in the long-run. [...] The current evaluation, thus, focuses on the question of whether the programs have an impact on the program participants in the long-run. [...] The survey was administered differently across the programs based on the recommendations of the program personnel and logistics.