Intervention programs designed to promote healthy romantic relationships in youth: A systematic review

Intervention programs designed to promote healthy romantic relationships in youth: A systematic review

Forfattere
Hielscher, E. Moores, C. Blenkin, M. Jadambaa, A. Scott, J. G.
Årstall
2021
Tidsskrift
Journal of Adolescence
Volum
92
Sider
194-236
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To conduct a systematic literature review of intervention programs designed to promote healthy romantic relationships in youth (aged 12-25 years). The focus was on universal interventions that have the potential to be effective and widely implemented. METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Social Science Database, and Embase. Articles were included if they were a randomized controlled trial (RCT) or quasi-experimental study and reported on a universal intervention aimed at promoting healthy romantic relationship knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among youth. RESULTS: The search strategy identified 27 studies (26,212 participants). Interventions were found to be effective for improving healthy romantic relationship knowledge in the target population. However, the findings were mixed for intervention effectiveness in changing relationship attitudes/beliefs, and there was limited evidence to support change across behavioral outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights the need for future research, including high quality RCTs with longer follow-up periods in a broad range of cultural and ethnic settings, to improve the generalisability of findings. Interventions for adolescents that improve knowledge and behavioral change relating to healthy romantic relationships have the potential to reduce mental and physical health problems during this phase of development.

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Tiltaksnivå

Forebyggende og helsefremmende tiltak

Tema

Psykiske vansker og lidelser

Atferdsproblemer

Antisosial atferd (vold/aggresjon, ungdomskriminalitet)

Tiltak

Organisering av tiltak

Skole/barnehagebaserte tiltak

Aldersgruppe

Ungdom (13-18 år)

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