Assessing Different Levels and Dosages of the Shifting Boundaries Intervention to Prevent

Survey data from a randomized controlled trial evaluating the Shifting Boundaries dating violence and sexual harassment prevention program. The study involved 35 public middle schools in New York City and surveyed 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at baseline and two follow-ups. The research was conducted by Bruce G. Taylor of the University of Chicago.

Use Cases

• Evaluating intervention impact on dating violence rates based on survey responses
• Comparing the effects of different program dosages and saturation levels across school grades
• Analyzing the relationship between school-building interventions and student-reported safety

Strengths

• Data comes from a randomized controlled trial involving 35 schools
• Includes baseline and two follow-up surveys for longitudinal analysis
• Examines multiple treatment conditions and dosage levels

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the New York City school system

Provenance

Source

University of Chicago

Collection Method

Randomized controlled trial with student surveys

Time Range

2011-2014

Geography

New York City, USA