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Design And Analyses Of School-Based Violence Prevention Cluster Randomized Trials, Md. Tofial Azam
Design And Analyses Of School-Based Violence Prevention Cluster Randomized Trials, Md. Tofial Azam
Theses and Dissertations--Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Interpersonal violence such as teen dating violence is a severe public health problem. Teen dating violence, including sexual violence (unwanted sexual contacts or activities), physical and psychological dating violence, sexual harassment, and stalking, affects high school students' physical and mental health and academic achievement in the United States. Dating violence is linked to psychological abuse perpetration in the future, depression, anxiety, and hostility. The teen dating violence victimization experience was related to antisocial behavior, drug abuse, increased heavy drinking, depression, suicidal ideation, smoking, and adult interpersonal violence victimization during adolescence. The detrimental effects of interpersonal violence demonstrate the critical importance …