Violence-Related Outcomes of the D.A.R.E. Plus Project

The objectives of this study were to examine outcomes of the Minnesota D.A.R.E. Plus Project on violencerelated behaviors among middle school students and mediation analyses that test how the intervention was effective in reducing physical and verbal violence. Twenty-four schools were randomly assig...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 2004-06, Vol.31 (3), p.335-354
Main Authors: Komro, Kelli A., Perry, Cheryl L., Veblen-Mortenson, Sara, Stigler, Melissa H., Bosma, Linda M., Munson, Karen A., Farbakhsh, Kian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior Change
Biological and medical sciences
Communication Skills
Comparative Analysis
Conflict Resolution
Coping
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Curriculum
Drug Education
Female
Females
Gender Differences
Grade 7
Grade 8
Humans
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Competence
Intervention
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Middle School Students
Minnesota
Parent Influence
Peer Teaching
Police
Prevention
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Role Playing
School Health Services - organization & administration
School Health Services - standards
Social Attitudes
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social Cognition
Student Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
Verbal Communication
Victims of Crime
Violence
Violence - prevention & control
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Weapons
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Summary:The objectives of this study were to examine outcomes of the Minnesota D.A.R.E. Plus Project on violencerelated behaviors among middle school students and mediation analyses that test how the intervention was effective in reducing physical and verbal violence. Twenty-four schools were randomly assigned to the D.A.R.E. middle school curriculum, the D.A.R.E. Plus multicomponent intervention, or control. The study cohort completed a self-report questionnaire at baseline and two follow-ups. The results showed that boys had higher rates of violence and victimization than girls. The D.A.R.E. Plus program was more effective in preventing violence among boys than among girls. It appears that the small behavioral effect that D.A.R.E. Plus did demonstrate on physical and verbal violence among boys was entirely mediated by a decrease of norms that support violence, an increase in outcome expectancies about being violence-free, and an increase in parental consequences for fighting.
ISSN:1090-1981
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/1090198104263337