Citation

Poulin F, Dishion TJ, Burraston B. Appl. Dev. Sci. 2001; 5(4): 214-224.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

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Abstract

This article focuses on 3-year outcomes associated with a preventive intervention trial in which high-risk youth were aggregated into cognitive-behavioral groups. Analyses of covariance and latent growth modeling revealed that the intervention contributed to 3-year escalations in self-reported smoking and teacher-reported delinquency. Interactions between participants' characteristics (i.e., initial status, age, and gender) and intervention were also tested. A statistically reliable interaction was found, suggesting that those with initially low levels of delinquency were especially affected by the peer intervention group. Implications of these iatrogenic effects are discussed with respect to aggregating high-risk youth in selected prevention trials. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Applied Developmental Science, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.)

Juvenile Delinquency
Delinquency Prevention
Delinquency Intervention
Intervention Program
Prevention Program
Program Effectiveness
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention
Age Factors
Juvenile Female
Female Delinquency
Female Offender
Male Offender
Male Delinquency
Juvenile Male
Juvenile Offender
Gender Differences
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