Future Orientation as a Cross-Cutting Protective Factor Against Multiple Forms of Violence

Among 9th-to 12th-grade students who completed an anonymous health risk and protective behavior survey (n = 2346), positive future orientation was significantly and inversely associated with multiple forms of interpersonal violence including youth, community, and sexual/relationship violence. Designing interventions to promote future orientation holds promise as a cross-cutting violence prevention strategy.

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Positive future orientation is significantly and inversely associated with various forms of interpersonal violence among 9th to 12th-grade students, suggesting that designing interventions to promote future orientation could be a promising cross-cutting violence prevention strategy.