ERIC Number: EJ1023197
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-828X
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Brief Intervention for Truant Youth Sexual Risk Behavior and Alcohol Use: A Parallel Process Growth Model Analysis
Dembo, Richard; Briones-Robinson, Rhissa; Ungaro, Rocio; Barrett, Kimberly; Gulledge, Laura; Winters, Ken C.; Belenko, Steven; Karas, Lora M.; Wareham, Jennifer
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, v23 n3 p155-168 2014
Truant youths frequently experience family problems, emotional/psychological issues, substance misuse, and delinquency. They are likely engaging in alcohol use and sexual risk behavior at a higher rate than the general youth population. Early intervention services would benefit them, their families, and society. We present interim findings from an ongoing, National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded, experimental, brief intervention (BI) study involving truant youths and their parent/guardians. Baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up data were analyzed to determine whether alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors were longitudinally related, to examine the effects of the BI on alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors, to identify subgroups of youths involved in alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors, and to assess the impact of the BI on these subgroups. Results indicated alcohol use and sexual risk were longitudinally related. Limited treatment effects were observed for alcohol use. Implications for future research and service delivery are considered.
Descriptors: Intervention, Truancy, Sexuality, At Risk Persons, Youth, Health Behavior, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Interviews, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Program Effectiveness, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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