Evaluation of the Let's Focus! (Posem el Focus) Socioeducational Intervention: Promoting Healthy and Equitable Relationships in High Schools
Por:
Forcadell-Díez, L, Pérez-Martínez, V, Guitart, E, Sanz-Barbero, B, Vives-Cases, C, López, MJ, Juárez, O, Pérez, G
Publicada:
1 oct 2024
Ahead of Print:
1 sep 2024
Resumen:
INTRODUCTIONGender-based violence is a worldwide problem. School-based socio-educational interventions could be effective in preventing gender-based violence. We assessed the effectiveness of the Let's focus! program, aimed at health and equitable interpersonal relationships among high school students.METHODSWe conducted a quasi-experimental study in an intervention group (IG, n = 560) and a comparison group (CG, n = 366) of secondary school students in Terrassa, Spain between 2019 and 2021. Specifically, we performed an online questionnaire on sexism, acceptance of violence and machismo at baseline and after the intervention. We calculated multivariate linear regression models including satisfaction with the intervention, to evaluate the change in the variables' mean between CG and IG.RESULTSIn comparison to the CG, in the IG hostile and benevolent sexism, and acceptance of violence decreased from baseline to after-intervention, in the group of participants highly satisfied with the intervention (42.4%); machismo did not vary. The multivariate regression analyses showed that the intervention was effective in reducing hostile sexism (beta = -6.40; CI95% (-11.92; -0.88)), benevolent sexism (beta = -5.57; CI95% (-10.52;-0.61)), and acceptance of violence (beta = -4.79; CI95% (-9.50; -0.09)) in highly satisfied students from the IG, in comparison to the ones from the CG, regardless of their age or gender.DISCUSSIONLet's Focus! was effective in reducing sexism and decreasing acceptance of violence among students that were highly satisfied with the intervention.
Filiaciones:
Forcadell-Díez, L:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Med & Life Sci, Barcelona, Spain
Pérez-Martínez, V:
Univ Alicante, Dept Community Nursing Prevent Med & Publ Hlth & H, Alicante, Spain
Guitart, E:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Sanz-Barbero, B:
Inst Salud Carlos III, Natl Sch Publ Hlth, Madrid, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Publ Hlth CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
Vives-Cases, C:
Univ Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Univ Alicante, Equal Unit, Alicante, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ, Madrid, Spain
López, MJ:
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Med & Life Sci, Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ, Madrid, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Evaluat & Methods Intervent Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Juárez, O:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Communitary Hlth Dept, Barcelona, Spain
Pérez, G:
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Med & Life Sci, Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Vigilance, Control & Prevent COVID 19, Placa Lesseps 1, Barcelona 08023, Spain
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