Designing Effective Prevention Programs

Borkowski, John G.; Smith, Leann E.; Akai, Carol E.

doi:10.1097/01.iyc.0000277754.16185.6b

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“…Such programs allow for extensive customization of services to meet each family's unique needs, have multiple service components for addressing health, social, economic, and educational needs, are responsive to the needs and cultures of the community in which services are delivered, and place an emphasis on long-term relationships between service providers and families. These characteristics are consistent with those of a broad spectrum of effective preventive programs (Borkowski, Smith, & Akai, 2007;Nation et al, 2003;Weissberg, Kumpfer, & Seligman, 2003).…”

Section: Challenges For Program Replicationsupporting

confidence: 85%

Home visitation programs: Critical Issues and Future Directions

Azzi-Lessing¹

2011

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

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Section: Challenges For Program Replicationsupporting

confidence: 85%

Home visitation programs: Critical Issues and Future Directions

Azzi-Lessing¹

2011

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

116

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“…Acknowledging there is little empirical evidence addressing this issue, Walters and Neighbors (2005) posited several possibilities, including that the effect of components may be additive, suggestive of a “more is better” approach. This view is consistent with the broad prevention literature that highlights comprehensiveness when designing prevention programs (Borkowski, Smith, & Akai, 2007). Moreover, several studies suggest that adding other components to a BMI, such as a parent-based intervention or session focused on increasing substance-free activities and academic engagement, can improve BMI outcomes (Murphy et al, 2012; Turrisi et al, 2009; Wood et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 87%

When less is more and more is less in brief motivational interventions: Characteristics of intervention content and their associations with drinking outcomes.

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Kim

White

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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Brief motivational interventions (BMIs) that aim to reduce alcohol use and related problems have been widely implemented in college settings. BMIs share common principles, but vary in specific content. Thus far, the variation in content has not been thoroughly understood in relation to intervention outcomes. The present study addressed this gap by examining variation in breadth of BMI content (i.e., total number of components covered), the extent to which content was personalized to participants, and the interaction between breadth and personalization in relation to treatment outcomes. Data (N = 6,047 participants across 31 separate BMI conditions) came from an integrative data analysis (IDA) study featuring individual-level data from a broad sample of 24 BMI studies. Participants were assessed at baseline and at least one follow-up point, conducted up to 12 months post baseline. Structural equation modeling revealed a significant interaction effect between breadth and personalization of BMI content on alcohol use and related problems at the long-term follow-up (6-12 months) but not at the short-term follow-up (1-3 months). Results indicated that “more is better” for reducing both alcohol use and related problems when BMIs were highly personalized to participants. For less personalized BMIs, coverage of more components was associated with increases in both alcohol use and problems. Findings point to the importance of strategically designing BMIs to maximize their impact on drinking outcomes in college students.

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“…Moreover, demands may vary depending on the goals of the program. For example, common wisdom is that prevention efforts should be comprehensive, but at the same time, it is important to determine the ''right amount of treatment'' (Borkowski et al 2007). In some instances, especially for the goals and samples addressed by prevention programs, briefer programs may be more effective (Bakermans-Kranenburg et al 2003).…”

Section: Translating Research Into Prevention Programs For Community mentioning

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“…Optimal prevention and intervention programs are informed and guided by a theoretical framework (Borkowski et al 2007;Nation et al 2003). Theory both serves to integrate program elements into a cohesive whole and also provides participants with a ''big picture'' view of the take-home message of a program.…”

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Family Conflict, Emotional Security, and Child Development: Translating Research Findings into a Prevention Program for Community Families

Cummings

Schatz

2012

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The social problem posed by family conflict to the physical and psychological health and well-being of children, parents, and underlying family relationships is a cause for concern. Inter-parental and parent-child conflict are linked with children's behavioral, emotional, social, academic, and health problems, with children's risk particularly elevated in distressed marriages. Supported by the promise of brief psycho-educational programs (e.g., Halford et al. in Journal of Family Psychology 22:497-505, 2008; Sanders in Journal of Family Psychology 22:506-517, 2008), the present paper presents the development and evaluation of a prevention program for community families with children, concerned with family-wide conflict and relationships, and building on Emotional Security Theory (Davies and Cummings in Psychological Bulletin 116:387-411, 1994). This program uniquely focuses on translating research and theory in this area into brief, engaging programs for community families to improve conflict and emotional security for the sake of the children. Evaluation is based on multi-domain and multi-method assessments of family-wide and child outcomes in the context of a randomized control design. A series of studies are briefly described in the programmatic development of a prevention program for conflict and emotional security for community families, culminating in a program for family-wide conflict and emotional security for families with adolescents. With regard to this ongoing program, evidence is presented at the post-test for improvements in family-wide functioning, consideration of the relative benefits for different groups within the community, and preliminary support for the theoretical bases for program outcomes.

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Designing Effective Prevention Programs

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Home visitation programs: Critical Issues and Future Directions

Home visitation programs: Critical Issues and Future Directions

When less is more and more is less in brief motivational interventions: Characteristics of intervention content and their associations with drinking outcomes.

Family Conflict, Emotional Security, and Child Development: Translating Research Findings into a Prevention Program for Community Families

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