ENHANCING FAMILY BASED PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT DRUG USE

描述：（申请人摘要） 本申请拟研究校本家庭教育对学生的影响 预防药物滥用和其他问题行为的干预措施， 青少年青少年过渡计划（ATP）已被发现， 有效改善观察到的亲子互动过程，如 以及减少高风险年轻人的烟草使用和反社会行为 青少年（Dishion & Andrews，1995; Dishion，Andres，Kavanagh，& Soberman， 1996; Irvine，Biglan，Smolkowski，Metzler，& Ary，1999）.迄今为止的研究 在个人水平上使用随机分配的实验设计， 测试程序的有效性。这项研究计划的下一代是 系统地研究最大限度地参与 在青少年早期需要干预支持的家庭， 公立学校系统。通过随机分配8所中学到一个 生态增强与标准干预模式，我们特别 建议审查家庭和养育方案的有效性 以学校为基础的服务。该研究将衡量 家庭参与服务，以及针对具体成果， 青少年（例如，物质使用）。该计划将针对学校 人口，每年约有1200名参与者， 学校这项研究的结果对实施 未来学校一级的家庭服务，以及未来的预防 旨在减少青少年药物使用的计划。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) This application proposes to study the impact of school-based family interventions for preventing substance abuse and other problem behaviors in young adolescents. The Adolescent Transitions Program (ATP) has been found to be effective in improving the observed parent-child interaction process, as well as reducing tobacco use and antisocial behavior among high-risk young adolescents (Dishion & Andrews, 1995; Dishion, Andres, Kavanagh, & Soberman, 1996; Irvine, Biglan, Smolkowski, Metzler, & Ary, 1999). The research to date has used experimental designs with random assignment at the individual level to test program effectiveness. The next generation of this program of research is to systematically study the ecological conditions necessary to maximally engage families in need of intervention support in early adolescence in the context of the public school system. By randomly assigning 8 middle schools to an ecologically-enhanced versus standard intervention model, we specifically propose to examine the effectiveness of family and parenting programs administered as school-based services. The proposed research will measure family engagement in services, as well as target specific outcomes for adolescents (e.g., substance use). The program will target the school population, resulting in about 1200 participants each year across the 8 middle schools. The results of this research have implications for the implementation of future family services at the school level, as well as future prevention programs aimed at reducing substance use among early adolescents.