[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62608-62609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27795]


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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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