Evaluation of a Voluntary, Military-Style Residential Treatment Program for Adolescents With Academic and Conduct Problems

Autor/inn/en	Weis, Robert; Wilson, Nicole L.; Whitemarsh, Savannah M.
Titel	Evaluation of a Voluntary, Military-Style Residential Treatment Program for Adolescents With Academic and Conduct Problems
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34 (2005) 4, S.692-705 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
DOI	10.1207/s15374424jccp3404_11
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Adolescents; Program Effectiveness; Child Psychology; Outcomes of Treatment; Residential Programs; Behavior Problems; Military Training; Behavior Change; Emotional Response + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kinderpsychologie; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Militärausbildung; Emotionales Verhalten
Abstract	This study evaluated the effectiveness of a military-style residential treatment program for adolescents with academic and conduct problems. Two hundred twelve referred adolescents were separated into 3 groups for analyses: (a) adolescents who completed the 22-week program, (b) adolescents who prematurely withdrew, and (c) wait-list controls. Adolescents' socioemotional and behavioral functioning were measured at baseline and 6 months after treatment. Results showed statistically and clinically significant reductions in externalizing symptoms and increases in adaptive behavior associated with treatment. Treatment was also associated with increased likelihood of high school completion or employment and decreased likelihood of alcohol or drug problems and arrest. The relation between treatment participation and outcomes was moderated by adolescents' living environments after treatment, but it was not moderated by age of symptom onset. The benefits of treatment may be partially attributable to the voluntary nature of the intervention. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10