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Volume 5, Issue 5(Suppl)
J Child Adolesc Behav, an open access journal
ISSN: 2375-4494
Child Psychology 2017
September 28-29, 2017
September 28-29, 2017 Berlin, Germany
23
rd
International Conference on
Adolescent Medicine &
Child Psychology
Reducing acceptance of intimate partner violence in socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents: Evaluation
of peace road for children
Bethany Devenish
Deakin University, Australia
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dolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are more likely to be accepting of intimate partner violence,
in addition to being at increased risk of experiencing or perpetrating intimate partner violence. There is however a paucity
of research evaluating the efficacy of programs designed to address acceptance of intimate partner violence. This study evaluated
whether Peace Road for Children, a World Vision school based intervention, was more effective in reducing acceptance of wife
beating than broader Child Protection activities alone, among 240 male and female adolescents aged 10-16 years of age in Armenia.
Fisher’s z tests for two population proportions revealed that Peace Road for Children significantly reduced the number of children
who became accepting of wife beating in comparison to the control group, however Peace Road for Children did not lead to a more
significant reduction in acceptance of wife beating in children who indicated wife beating was acceptable at baseline. The findings
highlight key considerations for violence prevention research, including the importance of early prevention in attitudes towards
intimate partner violence.
Biography
Bethany Devenish is a PhD student whose research work is evaluating a world vison intervention aimed at reducing the effects of poverty-related risk factors on
children and adolescents. Her project, which is being undertaken in Armenia, has focused on the impact of the intervention on the psychosocial functioning of
adolescents who are at increased risk due to their poverty. One of the factors targeted by the intervention is acceptance of interpersonal violence. The findings
provide directions for future preventative efforts in this area.
bethany.devenish@deakin.edu.auBethany Devenish, J Child Adolesc Behav 2017, 5:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494-C1-002