Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe

Background Machismo and acceptance of violence (AV) against women are part of the social construction of hegemonic masculinity and are related to the risk of dating violence. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Lights4Violence program in reducing machismo and AV in secondary school s...

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Autores: Perez-Martinez, V, Sanz-Barbero, B, Ferrer-Cascales, R, Bowes, N, Ayala, A, Sanchez-SanSegundo, M, Albaladejo-Blazquez, N, Rosati, N, Neves, S, Vieira, CP, Jankowiak, B, Jaskulska, S, Waszynska, K, Vives-Cases, C
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante (ISABIAL)
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Palabra clave:Machismo
Acceptance of violence
Empathy
Adolescents
Intervention
Intimate partner violence
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spelling Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in EuropePerez-Martinez, VSanz-Barbero, BFerrer-Cascales, RBowes, NAyala, ASanchez-SanSegundo, MAlbaladejo-Blazquez, NRosati, NNeves, SVieira, CPJankowiak, BJaskulska, SWaszynska, KVives-Cases, CMachismoAcceptance of violenceEmpathyAdolescentsInterventionIntimate partner violenceBackground Machismo and acceptance of violence (AV) against women are part of the social construction of hegemonic masculinity and are related to the risk of dating violence. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Lights4Violence program in reducing machismo and AV in secondary school students from different European cities. Methods Quasi-experimental longitudinal study using a convenience sample of 1,146 high school students from different European cities (12-17 years old) including 575 intervention group students (59.1% girls) and 571 control group students (62.7% girls). We performed linear regression models to identify the effect of the intervention, modelling the difference in means in machismo and AV (dependent variables) between wave-2 and wave-1. Results An interaction was identified between the group variable and the empathy variable. In wave-2, girls with high empathy at baseline in the intervention group obtained lower mean AV scores (beta: -0.131; p = 0.004). However, the boys in the intervention group (reference: control group) with low empathy at baseline registered a significant increase in the mean values of machismo (beta: 0.247; p < 0.001). Conclusion The importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also consider psychological processes and integrate the promotion of positive expressions of masculinity.BMC2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://isabial.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones9652BMC PUBLIC HEALTHISSN: 14712458reponame:r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicanteinstname:Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante (ISABIAL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:isabial.fundanetsuite.com:p96522026-06-12T10:20:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
title Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
spellingShingle Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
Perez-Martinez, V
Machismo
Acceptance of violence
Empathy
Adolescents
Intervention
Intimate partner violence
title_short Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
title_full Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
title_fullStr Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
title_sort Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Perez-Martinez, V
Sanz-Barbero, B
Ferrer-Cascales, R
Bowes, N
Ayala, A
Sanchez-SanSegundo, M
Albaladejo-Blazquez, N
Rosati, N
Neves, S
Vieira, CP
Jankowiak, B
Jaskulska, S
Waszynska, K
Vives-Cases, C
author Perez-Martinez, V
author_facet Perez-Martinez, V
Sanz-Barbero, B
Ferrer-Cascales, R
Bowes, N
Ayala, A
Sanchez-SanSegundo, M
Albaladejo-Blazquez, N
Rosati, N
Neves, S
Vieira, CP
Jankowiak, B
Jaskulska, S
Waszynska, K
Vives-Cases, C
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author2 Sanz-Barbero, B
Ferrer-Cascales, R
Bowes, N
Ayala, A
Sanchez-SanSegundo, M
Albaladejo-Blazquez, N
Rosati, N
Neves, S
Vieira, CP
Jankowiak, B
Jaskulska, S
Waszynska, K
Vives-Cases, C
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Machismo
Acceptance of violence
Empathy
Adolescents
Intervention
Intimate partner violence
topic Machismo
Acceptance of violence
Empathy
Adolescents
Intervention
Intimate partner violence
description Background Machismo and acceptance of violence (AV) against women are part of the social construction of hegemonic masculinity and are related to the risk of dating violence. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Lights4Violence program in reducing machismo and AV in secondary school students from different European cities. Methods Quasi-experimental longitudinal study using a convenience sample of 1,146 high school students from different European cities (12-17 years old) including 575 intervention group students (59.1% girls) and 571 control group students (62.7% girls). We performed linear regression models to identify the effect of the intervention, modelling the difference in means in machismo and AV (dependent variables) between wave-2 and wave-1. Results An interaction was identified between the group variable and the empathy variable. In wave-2, girls with high empathy at baseline in the intervention group obtained lower mean AV scores (beta: -0.131; p = 0.004). However, the boys in the intervention group (reference: control group) with low empathy at baseline registered a significant increase in the mean values of machismo (beta: 0.247; p < 0.001). Conclusion The importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also consider psychological processes and integrate the promotion of positive expressions of masculinity.
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