A review of the literature on dating violence prevention programs

The purpose of this study was to review the previous studies on dating violence prevention programs. Recent researches on Japanese dating violence and the prevalence rates for Japanese dating violence were discussed before the review of literature on prevention programs for dating violence. The search strategy began with electronic databases such as Journals@Ovid, PsycARTICLES, and CiNii (Citation Information by NII,) etc. The review revealed that there were few studies on dating violence prevention programs in Japan. The directions for future researchers is to examine the effects of dating violence prevention programs, to gather data from College students, and to develop an effective short-term program