Assessing Different Levels and Dosages of the Shifting Boundaries Intervention to Prevent Youth Dating Violence in New York City Middle Schools: A Randomized Control Trial, 2011-2014

The variables in the data set are derived from the survey. It includes 707 variables and 3939 cases (n=3939). The measures that were collected and evaluated by the survey were: A small number of background variables on the students, including age, gender, and ethnicity/racial background, attitudes towards DV/H, prior history of dating and questions on prior attendance at an educational program about sexual assault including harassment and violence.; Harassment: The sexual harassment victimization and perpetration category of questions measured the prevalence of the experience the student had of being a victim and/or perpetrator of sexual harassment. ; Violence: The sexual and physical violence victimization and perpetration category of questions included prevalence (yes/no) and frequency questions (e.g., How many times did you do this to them in the past 6 months? Zero times? 1 to 3 times? 4 to 9 times? 10 or more times?) for being the victim of violence. The questions covered the experience of being a victim and/or perpetrator of sexual violence and physical/non-sexual violence by/of peers. Physical violence items were also asked and included acts such as slapping or scratching; physically twisting an arm or bending back fingers; pushing, grabbing, shoving, or kicking somewhere on the body other than in the private parts; hitting with a fist or with something hard besides a fist; and threatening with a knife or gun.; Relationship based: Students were given hypothetical scenarios and asked if their reactions to the events and their feelings toward the characters changed when the student's relationship to the characters changed.; Knowledge of legalities: Questions were asked about knowledge of the law in terms of consent, harassment, and accountability.;