Publications and Resources

Outcomes
Effects During Middle School

• Niolon, P.H., Vivolo-Kantor, A.M., Tracy, A., Latzman, N.E., Little, T.D., DeGue, S., Lang, K.M., Estefan, L.F., Ghazarian, S. R., McIntosh, W. L., Taylor, B., Johnson, L., Kuoh, H. Burton, T., Fortson, B., Mumford, E. A., Nelson, S., Joseph, H. Valle, L. A. & Tharp, A.T. (2019). An RCT of Dating Matters: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors.external icon American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 57(1) 13-23.
• Niolon, P.H. (2020). Introduction to a Special Section on the Effects of the Dating Matters Model on Secondary Outcomes: Results from a Comparative Effectiveness Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.external icon Prevention Science, advance online publication.
• Vivolo-Kantor, A. M., Niolon, P. H., Estefan, L. F., Tracy, A. J., Latzman, N., Little, T. D., DeGue, S., Lang, K. M., & Le, V. D. (2019). Middle School Effects of the Dating Matters® Comprehensive Approach on Peer Violence, Bullying, and Cyber-bullying: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.external icon Prevention Science, advance online publication.
• Estefan, L. F., Vivolo-Kantor, A. M., Niolon, P. H., Tracy, A. J., Little, T. D., DeGue, S., Le, V. D., Latzman, N., Tharp, A. T., Lang, K. M., & McIntosh, W. L. (2020). Effects of the Dating Matters® Comprehensive Prevention Model on Delinquent Behaviors in Middle School Youth: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.external icon Prevention Science, advance online publication.
• DeGue, S., Niolon, P.H., Estefan, L.F., Tracy, A.J., Le, V.D., Vivolo-Kantor, A.M., Little, T.D., Latzman, N.E., Tharp, A., Lang, K.M., & Taylor, B. (2020). Effects of Dating Matters® on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Outcomes Among Middle School Youth: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.external icon Prevention Science, advance online publication.

Background and Development

• Tharp, A.T., Burton, T., Freire, K., Hall, D., Harrier, S., Latzman, N., Luo, F., Niolon, P., Ramirez, M., & Vagi, K. (2011). Dating Matters™: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationshipsexternal icon. Journal of Women’s Health. 20, 1-5.
• Tharp, A. T. (2012). Dating Matters™: The next generation of teen dating violence preventionexternal icon. Prevention Science, 13(4), 398-401.
• Tharp, A. T., Carter, M., Fasula, A. M., Hatfield-Timajchy, K., Jayne, P. E., Latzman, N. E., & Kinsey, J. (2013). Advancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health by promoting healthy relationships.external icon Journal of Women’s Health, 22(11), 911-914.

Design and Implementation

• Niolon, P. H., Taylor, B. G., Latzman, N. E., Vivolo-Kantor, A. M., Valle, L. A., & Tharp, A. T. (2016). Lessons learned in evaluating a multisite, comprehensive teen dating violence prevention strategy: Design and challenges of the evaluation of dating matters: Strategies to promote healthy teen relationshipsexternal icon. Psychology of Violence, 6(3), 452
• DeGue, S., Le, V., & Roby, S. (2020). The Dating Matters® Toolkit: Approaches to increase adoption, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive violence prevention modelexternal icon. Implementation Research and Practice. 1(1) 1-12.
• Luo, F., DeGue, S., & Le, V. D. (2020). Estimating From the Payer Perspective the Implementation Cost of Dating Matters®: A Comprehensive Teen Dating Violence Prevention Modelexternal icon. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication.

Understanding Teen Dating Violence and Related Risk Behaviors

• Niolon, P. H., Vivolo-Kantor, A., Latzman, N. E., Valle, L. A., Burton, T., Kuoh, H., Taylor, B., & Tharp, A. T. (2015). Prevalence of teen dating violence and co-occurring risk factors among middle school youth in high risk urban communitiesexternal icon. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56, S5–S13.
• Latzman, N. E., Vivolo-Kantor, A. M., Niolon, P. H., & Ghazarian, S. R. (2015). Predicting adolescent dating violence perpetration: role of exposure to intimate partner violence and parenting practicesexternal icon. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 49(3), 476-482.

• Dating Matters Promotional Brochure pdf icon[5 MB, 16 Pages, 508]
• Dating Matters Toolkit webinar with Prevent Connect- November 2019external icon
• Dating Matters Educator Training Postcard pdf icon[45 MB, 2 Pages, 508]
• Dating Matters Toolkit: Implementation Guidance and Resources
• Using Indicator Data to Inform Teen Dating Violence Prevention: A Guide for Local Health Departments

Parents Matter!

• Forehand, R., Armistead, L., Long, N., Wyckoff, S.C., Kotchick, B.A., Whitaker, D., . . . Miller, K.S. (2007) Efficacy of a parent-based sexual-risk prevention program for African American preadolescents: a randomized controlled trial.external icon Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine,161(12),1123-1129.

Safe Dates

• Foshee, V. A., Bauman, K. E., Arriaga, X. B., Helms, R. W., Koch, G. G., & Linder, G. F. (1998). An evaluation of Safe Dates, an adolescent dating violence prevention program.external icon American Journal of Public Health, 88(1), 45–50.
• Foshee, V. A., Bauman, K. E., Greene, W. F., Koch, G. G., Linder, G. F., & MacDougall, J. E. (2000). The Safe Dates program: 1-year follow-up resultsexternal icon. American Journal of Public Health, 90(10), 1619–1622.
• Foshee, V.A., Bauman, K.E., Ennett, S.T., Linder, G.F., Benefield, T., & Suchindran, C. (2004). Assessing the long-term effects of the Safe Dates program and a booster in preventing and reducing adolescent dating violence victimization and perpetrationexternal icon. American Journal of Public Health ,94(4), 619-624.

Families for Safe Dates

• Foshee, V.A., McNaughton Reyes, H.L., Ennett, S.T., Cance, J.D., Bauman, K.E., Bowling, J.M. (2012). Assessing the effects of Families for Safe Dates, a family-based teen dating abuse prevention programexternal icon. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(4), 349-356.