Although research has demonstrated the generalizability of the LST approach to minority youth, , it is often argued that an intervention approach specifically ailored to the target population may have the strongest prevention effects. A recent study tested the relative effectiveness of the LST approach and a prevention approach specifically tailored to African-American and Hispanic youth.
Both prevention approaches taught students a combination of generic “life skills” and skills specific to resisting offers to use ATODs. The tailored or culturally focused approach, however, was designed to embed the skills-training material in the African-American and Hispanic cultures. Six junior high schools with predominantly minority students were assigned to receive the LST program, receive the culturally focused prevention program, or serve as an information only control group. The sample was 48 percent African American, 37 percent Hispanic, 5 percent white, 3 percent Asian, and 8 percent “other.” Students were pretested in the winter and post-tested in the spring while in seventh grade.
Although research has demonstrated the generalizability of the LST approach to minority youth, , it is often argued that an intervention approach specifically ailored to the target population may have the strongest prevention effects. A recent study tested the relative effectiveness of the LST approach and a prevention approach specifically tailored to African-American and Hispanic youth.Both prevention approaches taught students a combination of generic “life skills” and skills specific to resisting offers to use ATODs. The tailored or culturally focused approach, however, was designed to embed the skills-training material in the African-American and Hispanic cultures. Six junior high schools with predominantly minority students were assigned to receive the LST program, receive the culturally focused prevention program, or serve as an information only control group. The sample was 48 percent African American, 37 percent Hispanic, 5 percent white, 3 percent Asian, and 8 percent “other.” Students were pretested in the winter and post-tested in the spring while in seventh grade.
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