[Federal Register: November 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 214)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-01-04]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; or by fax
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Assessing the Linkages between Dating Violence,
Other Peer Violence, and Suicide--New--National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Violence is an important public health problem, particularly among
our youth. In the United States, homicide and suicide are the second
and third leading causes of death, respectively, for youth aged 15-19
years. There has been a tremendous growth in research on the
prevalence, incidence, causes and effects of dating violence, peer
violence, and suicide among youth. Various disciplines have contributed
to the development of research on the subject including psychology,
epidemiology, criminology and public health.
Still, considerable gaps remain in our understanding of the extent
to which youth who engage in one type of violent behavior are more
likely to engage in other types of violent behavior. Existing research
on the linkages across different forms of violent behavior among youth
are limited. Research with adults suggests that dating violence and
other peer violence are strongly linked, however the strength of this
association among adolescents and the degree to which it changes by
developmental stage remain unclear. Similarly, regarding the linkages
with suicidal behavior, gaps remain in our understanding of the extent
to which suicidal behavior varies for those who engage in dating
violence versus other peer violence or both types of violence, and how
this association varies by age. Also, the extent to which risk for
participation in single versus multiple types of violence varies for
adolescent males and females is generally not well understood.
Gaps in our understanding of how different types of violent
behavior are linked and whether they share common risk factors have
limited the ability to design violence prevention and intervention
efforts that could address multiple types of violence. Additional
information on the linkages among dating violence, other peer violence,
and suicidal behavior and how these linkages differ by gender and age
is needed to guide the selection, timing, and focus of prevention
strategies. This study will increase the knowledge and understanding of
the linkages among different types of violence. As a result, CDC will
work with a contractor to identify a school district in a high-risk
community, identify a sample of students to participate in the study,
and develop a questionnaire that will be administered to male and
female students at different developmental stages (i.e., 6th, 9th and
12th grade).
The goals of the study are to examine the extent (a) youth engage
in multiple types of violence (i.e., dating violence, other peer
violence, and suicidal behavior); (b) risk and protective factors
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for different types of violence that are unique or shared; (c) linkages
across types of violence varied by gender and developmental stage; and
(d) other socio-environmental factors which buffer or exacerbate risk
for violence. The questionnaires include information about aggressive
and violent behaviors (e.g., verbal, coercive, physical, and sexual)
that youth use against dating partners and peers; and suicidal
thoughts, plans, and attempts. Additionally, the questionnaires will
include information about psycho-social and behavioral factors that may
buffer or exacerbate risk for violent behavior. The scales used in the
questionnaire are original or modified versions of established scales
that were developed for use with adolescents.
A better understanding or the linkages among dating violence, other
peer violence, and suicidal behavior, and how these linkages differ by
gender and age is needed to guide the selection, timing, and focus of
prevention strategies. Ultimately, this information will guide CDC in
designing programs that reduce multiple forms of violence among
adolescents and young adults. The estimated annualized burden is 4624
hours.
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Average
Number of Number or burden/
Respondents respondents responses/ response
respondent (in hrs.)
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Students (recruitment, students 5,882 1 5/60
<18 years)......................
Parents (permission, students <18 5,882 1 5/60
years)..........................
Students participants............ 4,500 1 45/60
School administrators............ 29 1 1
Classroom teachers............... 240 1 1
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Dated: October 24, 2003.
Gaylon D. Morris,
Acting Director, Executive Secretariat, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-27795 Filed 11-4-03; 8:45 am]
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