Study Details

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Citation

Smith, Kim, et al. Interim Impacts of the Gender Matters Program. Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ: 2015b.

Smith, Kimberly V., Claire Dye, Dana Rotz, Elizabeth Cook, Kristina Rosinsky, and Mindy Scott. "Final Impacts of the Gender Matters Program." Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, September 2016.

Program or Component Study?
Program
Program or Component Name

Gender Matters (GEN.M)

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
No
Study Rating and Explanation
High —

Random assignment study that met all criteria for a high rating; findings show no positive, statistically significant impact on a relevant behavioral outcome measure for either the full sample or key subgroups

Program Information

Program Type
Sexual health education
Program Length
Fewer than 10 sessions

Evaluation Setting

Evaluation Setting
After school

Study Sample

Average Age Group
14 to 17
Majority Racial/Ethnic Group
African American or Black
Sex
Male and female youth

Research Design

Assignment Method
Randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

754

Number of Follow-Ups

1

Length of Last Follow-Up

18

Year of Last Data Collection
2015
Reviewed Studies
High-Quality Randomized Trial
Protocol Version
Version 5.0
Effect Sizes
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NA = Not available. This means the authors did not report the information in the manuscripts associated with the studies we reviewed.

a This information was not available whenever authors did not report information for the treatment and comparison groups separately on outcome means, standard deviations, and/or sample sizes.

b Authors reported that the program effect (impact) estimate is statistically significant with a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test.

c For some outcomes, having less of that outcome is favorable. In those cases, an effect with a negative sign is favorable to the treatment group (that is, the treatment group had a more favorable outcome than the comparison group, on average).

d An effect shows credibly estimated, statistically significant evidence whenever it has a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test, includes the appropriate adjustment for clustering (if applicable), and it is not based on an endogenous subgroup.