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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Jan-Feb;82(1):209-25.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01551.x.

An ecological approach to promoting early adolescent mental health and social adaptation: family-centered intervention in public middle schools

Elizabeth A Stormshak  1 , Arin M Connell, Marie-Hélène Véronneau, Michael W Myers, Thomas J Dishion, Kathryn Kavanagh, Allison S Caruthers
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Randomized Controlled Trial

An ecological approach to promoting early adolescent mental health and social adaptation: family-centered intervention in public middle schools

Elizabeth A Stormshak et al. Child Dev. 2011 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

This study examined the impact of the Family Check-Up (FCU) and linked intervention services on reducing health-risk behaviors and promoting social adaptation among middle school youth. A total of 593 students and their families were randomly assigned to receive either the intervention or middle school services as usual. Forty-two percent of intervention families engaged in the service and received the FCU. Using complier average causal effect analyses, engagement in the intervention moderated intervention outcomes. Families who engaged in the intervention had youth who reported lower rates of antisocial behavior and substance use over time than did a matched control sample. Results extend previous research indicating that a family-centered approach to supporting youth in the public school setting reduced the growth of antisocial behavior, alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use throughout the middle school years.

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Schematic representation of final CACE model, for all three outcomes. Note: Dashed lines indicate that effect of intervention on growth parameter is set to be null for participants who are assigned to the noncomplier class.
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Complier Average Causal Effect results of the intervention effect on the development of antisocial behavior, alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use during the middle school years.
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