TABLE 1—
Comparability of Intervention and Comparison Conditions Among the Total and Dating Analytic Samples at Baseline: Me & You: Building Healthy Relationships, Southeast Texas, 2014 to 2015
| Total Analytic Sample,a %, Mean (SD), or Range | Dating Analytic Sample,b %, Mean (SD), or Range | |||||
| Total (n = 709) | Intervention (n = 438) | Comparison (n = 271) | Total (n = 354) | Intervention (n = 192) | Comparison (n = 162) | |
| Characteristics (demographic and behavior) | ||||||
| Female | 52.5 | 54.6 | 49.1 | 42.9 | 45.0 | 40.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| African American | 21.0 | 18.3 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 24.5 | 30.9 |
| Hispanic | 71.1 | 73.5 | 67.2 | 64.1 | 67.2 | 60.5 |
| Other | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Age, y | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 12.2 (0.59) | 12.2 (0.56)** | 12.3 (0.61) | 12.4 (0.62) | 12.3 (0.57)** | 12.4 (0.67) |
| Range | 11.17–14.54 | 11.19–14.52 | 11.17–14.54 | 11.23–14.54 | 11.31–14.52 | 11.23–14.54 |
| Ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend, yes | 50.4 | 44.1** | 60.4 | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| Ever perpetratedc | ||||||
| DV | 23.7 | 21.5 | 27.4 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 47.3 |
| Physical DV | 12.8 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 25.8 | 27.4 | 23.9 |
| Psychological DV | 28.1 | 24.4** | 34.4 | 57.5 | 56.5 | 58.7 |
| Threatening DV | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 16.2 |
| Cyber DV | 6.8 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
| Sexual DV | 4.3 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
| Ever victimizedc | ||||||
| DV | 23.1 | 19.7* | 28.7 | 48.3 | 46.6 | 50.4 |
| Physical DV | 10.8 | 8.9* | 13.9 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 23.5 |
| Psychological DV | 27.4 | 24.2* | 32.7 | 56.0 | 56.3 | 55.6 |
| Threatening DV | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 14.9 |
| Cyber DV | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| Sexual DV | 7.6 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| Psychosocial measuresd | ||||||
| Norms for boy-against-girl violence | 7.86 (3.03) | 7.76 (3.06) | 8.01 (2.98) | 7.99 (3.28) | 8.02 (3.45) | 7.95 (3.08) |
| Norms for girl-against-boy violence | 7.27 (3.26) | 7.17 (3.30) | 7.43 (3.20) | 7.47 (3.41) | 7.63 (3.50) | 7.28 (3.29) |
| Self-efficacy to resolve conflict | 4.04 (0.96) | 4.11* (0.85) | 3.92 (1.10) | 3.85 (1.02) | 3.91 (0.93) | 3.77 (1.12) |
| Constructive conflict-resolution skills | 1.51 (0.84) | 1.49 (0.84) | 1.54 (0.85) | 1.54 (0.85) | 1.54 (0.83) | 1.55 (0.87) |
| Destructive conflict-resolution skills | 0.87 (0.68) | 0.84 (0.63) | 0.92 (0.75) | 0.95 (0.71) | 0.93 (0.67) | 0.97 (0.76) |
| Attitudes about sexting | 1.35 (0.85) | 1.26** (0.74) | 1.50 (0.98) | 1.43 (0.93) | 1.32* (0.81) | 1.56 (1.05) |
| Belief in the need for help | 4.12 (1.25) | 4.19 (1.20) | 4.01 (1.32) | 4.03 (1.26) | 4.12 (1.22) | 3.92 (1.29) |
| Peer dating violence perpetration | 1.37 (0.73) | 1.34 (0.67) | 1.44 (0.82) | 1.44 (0.80) | 1.40 (0.71) | 1.49 (0.90) |
| Parent–child communication about relationships | 0.75 (0.64) | 0.77 (0.63) | 0.73 (0.66) | 0.79 (0.65) | 0.83 (0.62) | 0.73 (0.69) |
| Parent–child closeness | 3.90 (0.96) | 3.95 (0.91) | 3.82 (1.04) | 3.82 (1.02) | 3.90 (0.96) | 3.73 (1.08) |
| Positive coping strategies | 72.5 | 72.9 | 71.5 | 71.8 | 74.5 | 68.6 |
| Social support | 92.3 | 92.7 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 93.4 | 89.1 |
Note. DV = dating violence.
The total sample includes both daters and nondaters. Furthermore, sample sizes for individual analyses vary because of missing data.
Sample sizes for individual analyses vary because of missing data.
DV was a dichotomous variable and categorized as participation in 1 or more DV types (physical, psychological, threatening, sexual, or cyber) versus no participation in any types. Dichotomous variables were created for each specific DV type (participation vs no participation).
All psychosocial variables are coded as risk factors, except for self-efficacy to resolve conflict, constructive conflict-resolution skills, belief in the need for help, parent–child communication about relationships, parent–child closeness, positive coping strategies, and social support.
P < .05; **P < .01.