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: 3388672
• 负责人: Richard Spoth
• 金额: $ 43.1万
• 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/3388672
• 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.

这项拟议的研究适用于多方法测量程序， 旨在预防的理论驱动干预的实验测试 农村青少年的适应问题。 增加的趋势 行为问题，物质使用，以及相关的调整困难， 农村青年的情况表明需要进行这项研究。 拟定研究 将利用以前在爱荷华州进行的联邦资助的研究结果， 犹他州。 犹他州大学的项目导致了一个 以风险为重点的干预措施，即加强家庭方案， 在初步研究中取得了可喜的成果。 现在这个计划 需要本申请中提出的严格评估，使用 多方法，多信息测量程序开发通过 爱荷华州项目。 在评估SFP时，拟议项目将 利用爱荷华州的合作推广服务，全州范围内，社区- 基于网络，具有出色的成本效益方案交付能力。 拟议研究的样本将包括爱荷华州农村家庭， 从经济条件差的学校招收的五年级和六年级学生 区。 促进发展最有效的 在拟议的长期方案中， 研究，所有符合条件的家庭在选定的学区将 在实际征聘接触之前进行调查。 潜在因素 影响有关参与以家庭为重点的预防的决定 将通过这项调查对方案进行前瞻性评估。 家庭 随后受邀参加SFP实验研究的将是 从所有符合条件的家庭中随机选出， 学区。 为了确保适当水平的统计功效，350 家庭将被招募。 那些积极回应的家庭 邀请将被随机分配到两个条件之一：SFP和 最小接触控制。 这项拟议的研究将评估家庭风险行为和相关的 青少年行为问题，物质使用和适应困难， 前测、后测、一年随访和两年随访评估。 如果SFP有效性得到证实，本研究的结果将指导设计 通过合作社管理的可持续粮食供应示范项目 推广服务，为此将寻求额外资金。 很长的- 本研究的长期目标是开发一个模型程序和程序 提供机制，同时加强全国家庭 通过合作推广系统。