Abstract

This study focuses on the effectiveness of a safety decision-making smartphone app, myPlan, regarding dating and domestic violence. The target population is undergraduate college students on campus. The primary goal is to determine if the app increases college students' knowledge on dating violence more effectively than traditional methods.

Author Details

Sarah Michelle Willis, BSN; Ann L. Bianchi, PhD, RN -- School of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Sigma Membership

Beta Pi

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

College Student Health, Dating Violence on College Campuses, Smartphone Application

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Increasing knowledge and awareness about dating violence among college students through a smartphone application

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

This study focuses on the effectiveness of a safety decision-making smartphone app, myPlan, regarding dating and domestic violence. The target population is undergraduate college students on campus. The primary goal is to determine if the app increases college students' knowledge on dating violence more effectively than traditional methods.