School engagement mediates long-term prevention effects for Mexican American adolescents.
Prev Sci
; 15(6): 929-39, 2014 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24398825
This 5-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of a family-focused intervention delivered in middle school to increase school engagement following transition to high school (2 years post-test), and also evaluated mediated effects through school engagement on multiple problem outcomes in late adolescence (5 years post-test). The study sample included 516 Mexican American adolescents who participated in a randomized trial of the Bridges to High School Program (Bridges/Puentes). Path models representing the direct and indirect effects of the program on four outcome variables were evaluated using school engagement measured in the 9th grade as a mediator. The program significantly increased school engagement, with school engagement mediating intervention effects on internalizing symptoms, adolescent substance use, and school dropout in late adolescence when most adolescents were in the 12th grade. Effects on substance use were stronger for youth at higher risk based on pretest report of substance use initiation. There were no direct or indirect intervention effects on externalizing symptoms. Findings support that school engagement is an important prevention target for Mexican American adolescents.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Americanos Mexicanos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Sci
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos