Effect of the Lights4Violence intervention on the sexism of adolescents in European countries.

Background: Sexism results in a number of attitudes and behaviors that contribute to gender inequalities in social structure and interpersonal relationships. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Lights4Violence, an intervention program based on promoting health assets to reduce sexist attitudes in young European people.

Methods: We carried out a quasi-experimental study in a non-probabilistic population of 1146 students, aged 12-17 years.