Investigating the efficacy of a self-directed parenting intervention to reduce risky behaviors among college students: Study protocol for a multi-arm hybrid type 2 randomized control trial.
Investigating the efficacy of a self-directed parenting intervention to reduce risky behaviors among college students: Study protocol for a multi-arm hybrid type 2 randomized control trial.
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调查自我指导的育儿干预对减少大学生危险行为的有效性：多臂混合 2 型随机对照试验的研究方案。
DOI：
10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100627
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发表时间：
2020
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1.5
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Catalano,Richard
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Cooper,BrittanyRhoades;Hill,LauraG;Haggerty,KevinP;Skinner,Martie;Bumpus,MatthewF;Borah,Porismita;Casey-Goldstein,Mary;Catalano,Richard
背景成年早期是许多年轻人从居家生活过渡到相对自主的大学的关键发展时期。这种转变带来了更多的积极增长和身份发展的机会，以及危险物质使用和性行为的机会。父母继续影响年轻人的行为，即使是在远处；然而，很少有研究严格测试父母和大学生之间的干预。方法这项多臂杂交类型2试验测试了一年级大学生家长自我指导手册的短期和长期效果。在大学之前的那个暑假，家长和学生被随机分配到三种情况之一：对照、家长手册或家长手册Plus。手册家长通过电话收到鼓励，要求他们阅读手册，并在离开学校前与学生一起完成活动。Handbook Plus的父母也会收到针对危险或压力时期的助推信息。参与者在基线时和基线后四个月完成干预目标知识、态度和行为的调查。学生在基线后9个月、16个月和21个月完成另外三项调查。干预条件下的二人组还报告了手册的利用率、感知的有用性和干预材料的参与度。讨论自我定向的家庭干预可能是一种让大学生家长参与的可行策略。本研究旨在确定：1)针对一年级大学生家长的自我指导手册干预的有效性，包括添加周期性的强化信息是否增强了有效性；以及2)手册利用率、感知有用性和参与度的差异如何与学生的结果相关联。
BackgroundEarly adulthood is a critical developmental period when many youth transition from living at home to the relative autonomy of college. This transition results in increased opportunity for positive growth and identity development – and for risky substance use and sexual behaviors. Parents continue to influence young adult behavior even from a distance; however, few studies have rigorously tested parent-college student interventions.MethodsThis multi-arm hybrid type 2 trial tests the short- and long-term efficacy of a self-directed handbook for parents of first-year college students. In the summer before college, parent-student dyads are randomly assigned to one of three conditions: control, Parent Handbook, or Parent Handbook Plus. Handbook parents receive encouragement via phone calls to read the handbook and complete activities with their student before leaving for college. Handbook Plus parents also receive booster messages targeted at risky or stressful times. Participants complete surveys of intervention-targeted knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors at baseline and four months after baseline. Students complete three additional surveys at nine, 16, and 21 months after baseline. Dyads in the intervention conditions also reported on handbook utilization, perceived usefulness, and engagement with intervention materials.DiscussionSelf-directed family interventions may be a feasible strategy for involving parents of college students. This trial aimed to determine: 1) the efficacy of a self-directed handbook intervention for parents of first-year college students, including whether the addition of periodic booster messages enhanced efficacy; and 2) how variations in handbook utilization, perceived usefulness, and engagement were linked to student outcomes.