A Preliminary Evaluation of an Abstinence-Oriented Empowerment Program for Public School Youth

Autor/inn/en	Abel, Eileen Mazur; Greco, Michele
Titel	A Preliminary Evaluation of an Abstinence-Oriented Empowerment Program for Public School Youth
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 18 (2008) 3, S.223-230 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731507308990
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Sexuality; Empowerment; Adolescents; Psychoeducational Methods; Self Esteem; Parent Child Relationship; Public Schools; Intervention; Pretests Posttests; Social Work; Early Parenthood; Program Evaluation; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexualität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Soziale Arbeit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	Objective: This article describes the process and outcomes of an abstinence-orientated empowerment program that was delivered to an adolescent multicultural population. Method: The study employed a time-limited pretest-posttest OXO design with an N of 130 drawn from youth in public schools from fifth grade to ninth grade. A paired-samples t test was utilized. Effect size was calculated using Cohen's d. Results: Statistically significant differences between the pre- and posttest scores of the treatment group were found for all study variables. Effect sizes were small. Conclusions: Outcomes suggest that a psychoeducational approach that is based on a developmental assets model may be a desirable strategy for those working to help teens to reduce high-risk behaviors. (Contains 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10