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Developing Healthy and Egalitarian Adolescent Relationships
DARSI (Developing Healthy and Egalitarian Adolescent Relationships) is an intervention programme developed by the BIPSIA Research Group.
Objectives
The programme focuses on the prevention of peer and intimate partner violence in adolescents. It is designed to be implemented in educational contexts (compulsory secondary education).
Funding
The programme was developed (and its effectiveness evaluated) as part of the research project ACIF/2015/198 ‘Intervention in school and intimate partner violence in adolescents,’ funded by the Department of Education, Culture and Sport of the Valencian Government (VALi+d Programme).
Research results
- Carrascosa, L. (2019). Peer and intimate partner violence in adolescents: Analysis of their relationships and development of a joint prevention programme [Doctoral Thesis, Universitat de València]. Grade: Cum laude distinction. Directors: María Jesús Cava and Sofía Buelga. European Doctorate.
- Carrascosa, L., Cava, M.-J., Buelga, S., & de Jesus, S. N. (2019). Reduction of sexist attitudes, romantic myths, and aggressive behaviors in adolescents: efficacy of the DARSI program. Psicothema, 31(2), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2018.245
- Carrascosa, L., Cava, M.-J., Buelga, S., & de Jesus, S. N. (2019). Prevention of peer and intimate partner violence in adolescents through the DARSI programme. Infocop online. https://www.infocop.es/view_article.asp?id=8247
- Cava, M.-J., Carrascosa, L., & Buelga, S. (2022). Effects of DARSI intervention program on adolescents’ perceptions of love, tolerance toward abuse and dating violence perpetration. Adolescents, 2, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2010002
Dissemination of the programme
- Seminar given by Laura Carrascosa at the University of Algarve (Portugal), describing the contents and characteristics of the programme, in collaboration with Saúl Neves de Jesús, Full Professor of Psychology of the University of Algarve. January 2018.
- Teacher training course (20 hours) through the SFP (Staff Development Service) of the Universitat de València, given by Laura Carrascosa and María Jesús Cava and titled ‘Creating classrooms based on healthy and egalitarian relationships,’ describing the contents and characteristics of the programme. July 2018.
- Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress of the Spanish Scientific Society of Psychology, titled ‘Effects of the DARSI programme in the empowerment of adolescents in non-violent relationships with their partners and peers.’ Authors: Laura Carrascosa, María Jesús Cava and Esther Ayllón. 2018.
- Oral presentation given at the 4th National Congress of Psychology and International Symposium on Psychological Prevention, titled ‘Prevention of intimate partner cyber-violence and cyberbullying in adolescents through the DARSI programme.’ Authors: Laura Carrascosa, María Jesús Cava and Jessica Ortega-Barón. Vitoria, 2019.
- Poster presented at the 4th National Congress of Psychology and International Symposium on Psychological Prevention, titled ‘Assessment of the DARSI Programme for the prevention of intimate partner and peer violence by the participating teachers and students.’ Authors: Laura Carrascosa, María Jesús Cava, Begoña Iranzo and Jessica Ortega-Barón. Vitoria, 2019.
- Review published on the website of the Department of Social Psychology on 16 September, 2019: ‘Prevention of peer and intimate partner violence in adolescents through the DARSI programme (uv.es).’
