Benzies & Batches

Initiative Description: four complementary elements: (a) an introductory lesson, (b) an educational peer-performed play followed by a peer-led group discussion, (c) three classroom lessons, each 100–150 min, to teach skills and resilience regarding social and sexual behavior; and (d) a closing lesson.

Study Results: At post-test and follow-up, there was a significant positive effect on social norms for rejecting sexual harassment behavior. At follow-up, sexual self-esteem was higher in students in the experimental group than in the control group.

Reference: DeLijster, G. P. A., Felten, H., Kok, G., & Kocken, P. L. (2016). Effects of an interactive school-based program for preventing adolescent sexual harassment: A cluster-randomized controlled evaluation study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45(5), 874-886. doi:10.1007/s10964-016-0471-9

Level of Evidence: Very Good