Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of a home-based program for alcohol use prevention among urban youth: the "Slick Tracy Home Team Program"

The current study describes the extensive cross-cultural adaptation of a brief home-based alcohol prevention program for racially and ethnically diverse sixth grade students and their families, using a randomized controlled trial design involving 60 public schools in the city of Chicago (N = 3,623 s...

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Published in:The Journal of primary prevention 2006-03, Vol.27 (2), p.135-154
Main Authors: Komro, Kelli A, Perry, Cheryl L, Veblen-Mortenson, Sara, Farbakhsh, Kian, Kugler, Kari C, Alfano, Karen A, Dudovitz, Bonnie S, Williams, Carolyn L, Jones-Webb, Rhonda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Chicago
Child
Child Health
Control Groups
Cultural Diversity
Female
Grade 10
Grade 6
Health Education - methods
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Parenting
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Regression Analysis
School Health Services
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Summary:The current study describes the extensive cross-cultural adaptation of a brief home-based alcohol prevention program for racially and ethnically diverse sixth grade students and their families, using a randomized controlled trial design involving 60 public schools in the city of Chicago (N = 3,623 students). The adapted program achieved high participation levels (73%) overall, as well as in single parent families, non-English homes, and low-income students, among other at risk groups. Lower levels of factors associated with the onset of alcohol use (i.e., normative expectations and outcome expectations) were achieved in the intervention group compared to the control group. However, no differences were observed for several other protective factors or alcohol use.
ISSN:0278-095X
1573-6547
DOI:10.1007/s10935-005-0029-1