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The Saturation- and Dose-Dependent Effects of a Teen Sexual Harassment Prevention Program: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Lin Liu; Bruce G. Taylor; Weiwei Liu; Nan D. Stein – Prevention Science, 2024
Using a randomized controlled trial, we investigated changes in both sexual harassment (SH) perpetration and victimization of 2104 middle school students in New York City who received divergent saturation and dosage levels of "Shifting Boundaries," an SH prevention program, which was represented by the length of the program. We assessed…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Victims, Prevention, Comparative Analysis
Exploring the Moderating Effect of Control Group Type on Intervention Effectiveness in School-Based Anxiety and Depression Prevention: Findings from a Rapid Review and Network Meta-Analysis
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Deborah M. Caldwell; Jennifer C. Palmer; Katie E. Webster; Sarah R. Davies; Hugo Hughes; Joseph Rona; Rachel Churchill; Sarah E. Hetrick; Nicky J. Welton – Prevention Science, 2025
Many randomized controlled trials have investigated the role of school-based prevention interventions to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in young people. Systematic reviews have subsequently demonstrated a small, beneficial effect of these interventions when compared to a combined control group including usual care, no intervention, or…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Prevention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Peer Network Counseling Effects on Substance Use: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Integrating Three Randomized Controlled Trials
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Russell, Michael A.; Coatsworth, J. Douglas; Brown, Aaron; Zaharakis, Nikola; Mennis, Jeremy; Rodriguez, Gabriel C.; Mason, Michael J. – Prevention Science, 2023
The current study describes an individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA) testing the efficacy of a peer-network counseling (PNC) intervention for preventing substance use escalation in adolescents and young adults. PNC has shown efficacy in reducing substance use among adolescents and young adults across small-scale randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Substance Abuse, Peer Groups
An Integrative Data Analysis of Main and Moderated Crossover Effects of Parent-Mediated Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Youth in Foster Care
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Tiberio, Stacey S.; Pears, Katherine C.; Buchanan, Rohanna; Chamberlain, Patricia; Leve, Leslie D.; Price, Joseph M.; Hussong, Andrea M. – Prevention Science, 2023
Without preventative intervention, youth with a history of foster care (FC) involvement have a high likelihood of developing depression and anxiety (DA) symptoms. The current study used integrative data analysis to harmonize data across four foster and kinship parent-mediated interventions (and seven randomized control trials) designed to reduce…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Foster Care, Prevention, Intervention
Mediation Analysis of a Theory-Based Culture and Age-Appropriate HIV/STI Prevention
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Tsheko, Gaelebale N.; Koyabe, Bramwell; Gabaitiri, Lesego; Molebatsi, Kesaobaka; Chilisa, Bagele; Major, Thenjiwe Emily; Losike-Sedimo, Nonofo; Jemmott, John B., III; Jemmott, Loretta S. – Prevention Science, 2022
Few studies have investigated mediator effects of HIV prevention interventions on adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Herein, we report on a secondary analysis of an intervention that increased intentions to use condoms, abstain from sexual intercourse, and seek safe male circumcision among adolescents in Botswana. In a study conducted in Botswana,…
Descriptors: Mediation Theory, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Intention
Social Network Analysis of Diffusion among American Indian Youth in a Culturally Adapted, Family-Focused Prevention Program
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Mason, W. Alex; Rentschler, Jamy K.; Habecker, Patrick; Whitbeck, Leslie B. – Prevention Science, 2023
Diffusion can contribute to the spread of preventive intervention effects from participants to non-participants, but best practices for randomized trials prevent contamination of conditions. These practices conflict with cultural values of community benefit, which are salient among American Indians. This study embedded social network measures…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Social Networks, Network Analysis, American Indian Students