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Evaluating an Online Program to Help Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Results of Two Randomized Controlled Trials

NCJ Number
253784
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 31 Issue: 5 Dated: 2016b Pages: 647-654
Author(s)
Kelli S. Sargent; Renee McDonald; Nicole L. Vu
Date Published
2016
Length
8 pages
Annotation

This article reports the results of two randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of an online program (Change A Life) designed to educate individuals about children’s exposure to domestic violence (DV) and to increase individuals’ self-efficacy for providing support to children exposed to DV.

Abstract

In both a community sample (n = 110) and a college student sample (n = 146), participants who completed Change A Life, compared to those who completed a control program, reported increased knowledge about children’s exposure to DV. In the community sample, but not the college student sample, those who completed Change A Life also reported increased self-efficacy for helping children exposed to DV. Neither participant sex nor history of exposure to domestic violence moderated intervention effects. 40 references (publisher abstract modified)