一个发展不连续性的案例研究:PROSPER干预和青少年吸毒轨迹塑造了年轻人的吸毒和心理健康问题
Gregory M Fosco1,2, Shichen Fang2,3, Lan Chen1
1Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
概括
普罗斯珀预防计划减少了青少年早期的吸毒行为,影响了年轻人的反社会行为和吸毒行为. 早期干预是长期积极结果的关键.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 预防科学科学 预防科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 约翰·舒伦伯格的工作强调了发展的连续性和不连续性.
- 了解发育轨迹对于有效的预防计划至关重要.
- 青少年吸毒对年轻人的福祉有长期影响.
研究的目的:
- 应用发展模型来理解PROSPER普遍预防计划的影响.
- 检查早期和晚期青少年吸毒启动如何影响年轻成年人的结果.
- 研究PROSPER干预措施影响年轻成年人的反社会行为,物质使用和抑郁症的途径.
主要方法:
- 从PROSPER干预试验中对1984名年轻成年人的长度研究.
- 分解青少年物质使用轨迹的早期和晚期阶段.
- 对药物使用阶段和随后的年轻成年人结局的干预效应的分析.
主要成果:
- PROSPER干预措施减少了青春期早期的物质使用,但并没有减少青春期晚期的物质使用.
- 青少年吸毒 (早期和晚期) 与年轻成人反社会行为,抑郁症和吸毒后果有关.
- 通过减轻早期开始风险,PROSPER干预间接减少了年轻成年人的反社会行为和有问题的物质使用.
结论:
- 发育连续性和不连续性模型有助于解释干预对长期结果的影响.
- 早期青少年开始吸毒是干预的关键时期.
- 像PROSPER这样的普遍预防计划可以通过准早期的风险行为,对年轻人的发展产生持久的积极影响.
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