Publications by authors named "T Even Paglisotti"

Purpose: Sexual violence (SV) and adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) are common in the U. S. and have strong associations with negative health and wellbeing outcomes.

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  • The study investigates the feasibility of "Sisterhood 2.0," a community-based program targeting gender equity and healthy relationships among girls in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
  • It involved 246 participants aged 13 to 19, assessing their experiences with relationship abuse and measuring attendance and satisfaction with the program.
  • Results indicate that while the program was well-received and improved recognition of abuse, it showed limited significant effects on other measures of relationship abuse among participants.
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Background: School assets-such as connectedness, caring relationships with adults, high behavioral expectations from adults, and meaningful participation-are associated with positive outcomes for adolescents. However, little is known about how school assets differ among adolescents with intersecting marginalized identities.

Methods: We used the 2013-2014 California Healthy Kids Survey (N = 320,462 students) to examine differences in school assets with respect to sexuality, gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status using adjusted multilevel linear regression models.

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