Date Approved

6-21-2021

Embargo Period

6-23-2021

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Psychology

College

College of Science & Mathematics

Advisor

D. J. Angelone, Ph.D. and Meredith Joppa, Ph.D.

Committee Member 1

Jeffrey Greeson, Ph.D.

Committee Member 2

Chelsie Young, Ph.D.

Committee Member 3

Joanne Bullard, Ph.D.

Keywords

College, Healthy Relationships, Intervention, Student-Athletes

Subject(s)

College athletes; Dating violence

Disciplines

Psychology

Abstract

College student-athletes are one subgroup of college students at risk for unhealthy relationship behaviors. Despite this, research on student-athletes dating behaviors is limited, and what research does exist pertains exclusively to Division I athletes, focusing on male student-athletes as perpetrators. While attempts have been made to mitigate instances of dating violence and promote healthy relationships, these interventions are education-based and not tailored to the specific strengths and challenges of student-athletes. In addition, the efficacy of these preexisting interventions has not yet been evaluated. The current study represents stage 1 of the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development and evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of a recently developed, data-driven intervention entitled Supporting Prevention in Relationships for Teams (SPoRT). We hypothesized that student-athletes will find SPoRT both feasible and acceptable, as this intervention takes a skills-based approach and student-athletes were consulted in the development of SPoRT content and delivery.

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