4. Discussion
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In the present study, we carried out an initial assessment of a tool designed to prevent sexual violence: Our results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the feeling of knowledge acquisition between students in the As far as self-assessed life skills are concerned, These initial results raise questions about the types of interventions that should be used to prevent sexual violence. Focusing on people’s resources and skills rather than their problems is the principle behind positive psychology. We therefore encourage the use of adaptive resources. This type of prevention program meets fundamental psychological needs, including the need for autonomy (i.e., need to choose, take initiatives, and freely decide on one’s behaviors or actions) [The GLM therefore provides a broader theoretical basis for primary prevention. These different elements suggest that this tool would limit perpetration, as well as reinforce strategies for coping with traumatic events. Reinforcing coping strategies (and therefore life skills) lessens the impact of traumatic events, making it possible to reduce the probability of PTSD [Finally, it should also be noted that gender domestic violence is strongly linked to sexual violence [The present pilot study had three limitations. First, although these are only preliminary results, the effect sizes were small (0.096–0.507), despite the reasonable sample size for a pilot study (225 participants). Second, we relied exclusively on a set of subjective and non-standardized measures. Standardized tools should be used in future research, in order to complement our self-report data and provide a more objective view of these results. These could include a knowledge assessment test or a recent life skills assessment scale [Furthermore, our results did not allow us to ascertain whether the 