A Meta-Analytic Review of School-Based Prevention for Cannabis Use

Autor/inn/en	Porath-Waller, Amy J.; Beasley, Erin; Beirness, Douglas J.
Titel	A Meta-Analytic Review of School-Based Prevention for Cannabis Use
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 37 (2010) 5, S.709-723 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198110361315
Schlagwörter	Marijuana; Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Meta Analysis; Social Influences; Control Groups; High School Students; Middle School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Sozialer Einfluss; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	This investigation used meta-analytic techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of school-based prevention programming in reducing cannabis use among youth aged 12 to 19. It summarized the results from 15 studies published in peer-reviewed journals since 1999 and identified features that influenced program effectiveness. The results from the set of 15 studies indicated that these school-based programs had a positive impact on reducing students' cannabis use (d = 0.58, CI: 0.55, 0.62) compared to control conditions. Findings revealed that programs incorporating elements of several prevention models were significantly more effective than were those based on only a social influence model. Programs that were longer in duration (greater than or equal to 15 sessions) and facilitated by individuals other than teachers in an interactive manner also yielded stronger effects. The results also suggested that programs targeting high school students were more effective than were those aimed at middle-school students. Implications for school-based prevention programming are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10