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Dating Violence Prevention Program Focusing on Middle School Boys

Award Number: R01HD097126
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/19/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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Dating Violence Prevention Program Focusing on Middle School Boys - Project STRONG: A web-based dating violence prevention program for parents and middle school boys Dating violence first emerges in early adolescence and is associated with negative impacts including declines in academic performance, mental health, and psychosocial functioning. Despite broad calls for primary prevention, few programs with demonstrated efficacy exist. Further, the vast majority of existing programs are designed to be delivered in small mixed-gender groups and do not capitalize on the importance of parents in modeling and influencing the choices their child makes in their future romantic relationships. Further, there is a dearth of programs designed specifically for males despite growing research that has identified gender differences in risk factors for DV. To address these gaps, STRONG was developed as a web-based intervention for early adolescent males and their parent/guardian to complete together. The curriculum is grounded in Developmental Assets Theory which asserts that family support, knowledge, values development, and social skills are necessary for healthy development and offset the emergence of risk behavior. The curriculum is also informed by the DV literature which suggests that emotion regulation and communication skills are key mechanisms involved in DV behaviors. STRONG has been previously piloted with parent-son dyads (7th and 8th grade males) and demonstrates promising impact on key outcomes and target mechanisms. The proposed project builds on these initial findings by testing the efficacy of STRONG with a sample of 340 parent-son dyads on the primary outcome of adolescent self-reported dating violence. We will also evaluate the impact on other violence-related measures (e.g., attitudes, aggression, discipline problems, other risk behaviors) as well as on the proposed mediators of these effects, emotion regulation and parent-adolescent communication. We will implement a Hybrid 1 design that expands upon our efficacy trial by exploring critical factors involved in future dissemination of the program, such as challenges to implementation and cost considerations. By testing the efficacy of STRONG in tandem with future dissemination questions, we are able to shorten the time-lag often observed in bringing evidence-based interventions to the community.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$5,855 )
2026	2023	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	11/24/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$5,855
														Subtotal = -$5,855

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $429,494 )
2023	2023	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	5/11/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$429,494
														Subtotal = $429,494

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $619,830 )
2022	2022	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	4	5/27/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$619,830
														Subtotal = $619,830

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $625,829 )
2021	2021	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	3	6/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$625,829
														Subtotal = $625,829

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $655,327 )
2020	2020	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	5/7/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$655,327
														Subtotal = $655,327

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $653,648 )
2019	2019	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	8/16/2019	NEW	$653,648
														Subtotal = $653,648

Grand Total All Awards = $2,978,273

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Dating Violence Prevention Program Focusing on Middle School Boys

Award Number: R01HD097126

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/19/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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