ERIC Number: EJ1341234
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Applying the PROSPER Prevention Delivery System with Middle Schools: Emerging Adulthood Effects on Substance Misuse and Conduct Problem Behaviors through 14 Years Past Baseline
Spoth, Richard; Redmond, Cleve; Shin, Chungyeol; Trudeau, Linda; Greenberg, Mark T.; Feinberg, Mark E.; Welsh, Janet
Child Development, v93 n4 p925-940 Jul-Aug 2022
This study evaluated emerging adult effects of the PROmoting School-Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) universal prevention delivery system implemented in middle schools. Twenty-eight rural school districts were randomized to intervention and control conditions, with 1985 nineteen-year-old participants (90.6% White, 54.1% female) evaluated through age 25. Intent-to-treat, multi-level, point-in-time analyses of covariance and growth analyses were conducted. Outcomes were assessed with self-report measures of substance misuse (lifetime, current, frequency) and conduct problem behaviors. Analyses showed very limited point-in-time effects; there were growth pattern effects on measures of illicit drugs, non-prescribed drugs, cigarettes, and drug problems. When risk moderation was observed, it favored higher-risk participants. These emerging adult effects concerning slower growth of lifetime misuse combine with more robust adolescent stage findings to support PROSPER's public health value.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Middle School Students, Rural Schools, Young Adults, Drug Abuse, Smoking, At Risk Persons, Adolescent Development, Partnerships in Education, Behavior Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DHHS/PHS); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DA013709