Make a Move: A Multi-method Quasi-Experimental Study of a Program Targeting Psychosexual Health and Sexual and Dating Violence for Dutch Male Adolescents

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/m5ks8_v2
• Publication Date: 2025-04-29T15:19:46Z
• Authors: Mirthe Verbeek; Daphne van de Bon...; Maartje Luijk; Joyce Weeland
• Keywords: Psychosexual development; Sexual Violence

Adolescent sexual and dating violence (SDV) is a worldwide problem. Although male adolescents in vocational education or youth care may be at increased risk of perpetrating SDV, little known about effective gender-specific prevention. Therefore, we conducted quasi-experimental evaluation Dutch group-counseling program promoting psychosexual health preventing SDV among aged 12–18 years: Make Move. The 66 participating completed three questionnaires (baseline, post-test, 3-month follow-up; 48.5% retention). We also interviews with subsample four two trainers performed observations one group. With these multi-method, multi-informant data, evaluated effectiveness on the six intended outcomes (attitudes, social norms, self-efficacy, skills, intentions perpetration) by 1) statistically comparing self-reports between intervention control groups; 2) thematically analyzing interview data 3) describing individual adolescent cases, triangulating questionnaire, interview, observation data. found limitations integrity, evidence for mixed attitudes, self-efficacy intentions, but no socials norms perpetration. indications adverse effects attitudes intentions. offer suggestions refinement future evaluations.