RURAL YOUTH AT RISK--EXTENSION BASED PREVENTION EFFICACY

面临风险的农村青年——基于推广的预防效果

• 批准号: 2248731
• 负责人: Richard Spoth
• 金额: $ 59.31万
• 依托单位: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-09-01 至 1997-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2248731
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); behavior test; child behavior; disease /disorder prevention /control; family structure /dynamics; health surveys; human subject; low socioeconomic status; parent offspring interaction; questionnaires; rural area; social adjustment; social behavior disorders; substance abuse related disorder; training; videotape /videodisc

This proposed study applies multimethod measurement procedures to an experimental test of a theory-driven intervention aimed at the prevention of rural adolescent adjustment problems. The trend toward increasing conduct problems, substance use, and related adjustment difficulties among rural youth demonstrates the need for this research. The proposed study will draw upon results from previous federally-funded studies in Iowa and Utah. The University of Utah project has resulted in the development of a risk-focused intervention, the Strengthening Families Program (SFP), which has shown promising results in preliminary study. This program now requires the rigorous evaluation proposed in this application, using the multimethod, multiinformant measurement procedures developed through the Iowa State project. In evaluating the SFP the proposed project will utilize Iowa State's Cooperative Extension Service, a statewide, community- based network with excellent capacity for cost effective program delivery. The sample for the proposed study will consist of rural Iowa families with fifth and sixth graders, recruited from economically disadvantaged school districts. To facilitate the development of optimally effective recruitment and retention strategies in the proposed long-term program of research, all eligible families in the selected school districts will be surveyed prior to actual recruitment contacts. Factors potentially influencing decisions about involvement in family-focused prevention programs will be prospectively evaluated through this survey. Families subsequently invited to participate in the SFP experimental study will be randomly selected from the pool of all eligible families in the selected school districts. To assure an appropriate level of statistical power, 350 families will be recruited. The families who respond affirmatively to the invitation will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: the SFP and a minimal contact control. The proposed study will evaluate family risk behaviors and related adolescent conduct problems, substance use, and adjustment difficulties at pretest, posttest, one year follow-up, and two year follow-up assessments. If SFP efficacy is shown, the results of this study will guide the design of a demonstration project on SFP delivery managed through the Cooperative Extension Service, for which additional funding will be sought. The long- term goal of this research is to develop a model program and program delivery mechanism dovetailing with a national family enhancement initiative through the Cooperative Extension System.

这项建议的研究将多方法测量程序应用于 以预防为目的的理论驱动干预的实验检验 农村青少年的适应问题。增长的趋势 行为问题、物质使用和相关调整困难 农村青年论证了这一研究的必要性。建议进行的研究 将借鉴之前爱荷华州联邦资助的研究结果，并 犹他州。犹他大学的项目导致了一项 以风险为重点的干预，强化家庭计划(SFP)， 在初步研究中显示了有希望的结果。这个节目现在 需要此应用程序中建议的严格计算，使用 多方法、多信息者测量程序通过 爱荷华州立大学项目。在评估SFP时，拟议的项目将 利用爱荷华州合作推广服务，一个全州范围的社区- 以网络为基础，具有出色的成本效益计划交付能力。 拟议研究的样本将包括爱荷华州农村家庭，这些家庭 从经济困难学校招募的五年级和六年级学生 地区。以促进最有效的发展 拟议的长期方案中的招聘和留用战略 研究，选定学区的所有符合条件的家庭将 在实际招聘接触之前进行了调查。潜在因素 影响参与以家庭为重点的预防的决策 计划将通过本次调查进行前瞻性评估。家庭 随后被邀请参加SFP实验研究的将是 从选定的所有符合条件的家庭池中随机选择 学区。为了确保适当的统计权力水平，350 家庭将被招募。对此做出肯定回应的家庭 邀请将随机分配给以下两种条件之一：SFP和 最低限度的接触控制。 拟议的研究将评估家庭危险行为和相关 青少年行为问题、药物使用和适应困难 前测、后测、一年随访、两年随访评估。 如果显示SFP功效，则此研究结果将指导设计 通过合作社管理的SFP交付示范项目 推广服务，将为此寻求额外资金。长的- 本研究的学期目标是开发一个模型程序和程序 分娩机制与国家家庭强化相衔接 通过合作社推广系统的倡议。