Dating SOS: a systematic and theory-based development of a web-based tailored intervention to prevent dating violence among Brazilian youth

Sheila Giardini Murta; Priscila de Oliveira Parada; Sara da Silva Meneses; Joao Victor Venancio Medeiros; Amanda Balbino; Marina Caricatti Rodrigues; Marco Akira Miura; Thiago Andre Araujo dos Santos; Hein de Vries

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-08487-x

Dating SOS: a systematic and theory-based development of a web-based tailored intervention to prevent dating violence among Brazilian youth

Sheila Giardini Murta^*, Priscila de Oliveira Parada, Sara da Silva Meneses, Joao Victor Venancio Medeiros, Amanda Balbino, Marina Caricatti Rodrigues, Marco Akira Miura, Thiago Andre Araujo dos Santos, Hein de Vries

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Abstract

BackgroundDating violence has an alarming prevalence among Brazilian adolescents. School-based preventive programs have been implemented, but remain isolated initiatives with low reach. Health communication strategies based on innovative technologies with a high potential of diffusion are urgent. This study aimed to develop a computer-tailored intervention to prevent victimization and perpetration of dating violence among Brazilian youth.MethodsThe intervention, called Dating SOS (SOS Namoro), is based on the I-Change Model and attachment theory and is a comprehensive preventive program targeted to young people with a current partner. The intervention design included the stages of needs assessment; definition of objectives of change; development of the library of messages; elaboration of a questionnaire for tailoring feedbacks according to the relevant variables; integration of the content in the software Tailor Builder; pre-testing; and usability and efficacy evaluation planning. Dating SOS is composed of four online sessions. The first session gives a tailored orientation on attachment style and risk perception of violence. The second session addresses knowledge on conflict management, positive and negative social models of intimate relationships and an action plan to improve everyday interactions. The third session covers social norms, self-efficacy and an action plan to cope with conflicts. The fourth session discusses attitudes, social support and an action plan to protect from violence. Improvements on the interface and tailoring refinement was done after pre-testing to improve attractiveness and decrease risk of iatrogenic effects.DiscussionThe principal merit of the present study resides in the development of an innovative strategy based on the qualified use of the internet for education surrounding romantic relationships and the prevention of dating violence among adolescent and young Brazilians, a hitherto unaddressed need in the field. The intervention usability and efficacy should be investigated in further studies.Trial registrationBrazilian Registry of Clinical Trials. RBR-9frj8q. Prospectively registered on July 25, 2019. http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-9frj8q/

Original language	English
Article number	391
Number of pages	14
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08487-x
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2020

Keywords

Prevention
Domestic violence
Dating violence
Health education
Adolescent health
STAGE-BASED PROGRAM
TEEN-CHOICES
ATTACHMENT
BEHAVIOR
ADOLESCENTS
CONFLICT
HEALTHY
ONLINE
STYLES
STATE

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Murta, S. G., Parada, P. D. O., Meneses, S. D. S., Venancio Medeiros, J. V., Balbino, A., Rodrigues, M. C., Miura, M. A., Araujo dos Santos, T. A., & de Vries, H. (2020). Dating SOS: a systematic and theory-based development of a web-based tailored intervention to prevent dating violence among Brazilian youth. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article 391. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08487-x

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