Collateral Benefits of Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Programming During Middle-School on Young Adult Romantic Relationship Functioning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. LoBraico ◽  
Gregory M. Fosco ◽  
Shichen Fang ◽  
Richard L. Spoth ◽  
Cleve Redmond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programming ◽  
Romantic Relationship Functioning

scholarly journals Supplementing Substance Use Prevention With Sexual Health Education: A Partner-Informed Approach to Intervention Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483992094768
Author(s):  
Terrinieka W. Powell ◽  
Meghan Jo ◽  
Anne D. Smith ◽  
Beth D. Marshall ◽  
Santha Thigpen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Wide Range

Supplementing substance use prevention with sexual health education would allow educators to address the risk and protective factors that influence both health issues. This streamlined approach may minimize the inefficiencies of multisession, single-purpose interventions. Our team developed a supplemental sexual and reproductive health (SRH) unit to align with an existing evidence-based intervention, LifeSkills Training (LST). This goal of this article is to describe our process, final product, lessons learned, and future directions. Our partner-informed approach took place across three key phases: (1) formative insights, (2) unit development, and (3) pilot implementation. The final supplemental SRH unit is ten, 45-minute sessions offered to seventh- and eighth-grade students and includes a set of learning objectives that are aligned with individual sessions. The supplemental SRH unit also mirrors existing LST modules in length, flow, layout, facilitator instructions, focus on prevention, and utilization of a student workbook. Lessons learned include strategies to effectively incorporate a wide range of ongoing feedback from multiple sources and quickly respond to staff turnover. This partnership approach serves as a model for researchers and practitioners aiming to extend the reach of existing evidence-based programs.

scholarly journals Assessment of campus community readiness for tailoring implementation of evidence-based online programs to prevent risky substance use among university students in Germany

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frauke Wichmann ◽  
Michael Braun ◽  
Thomas Ganz ◽  
Johanna Lubasch ◽  
Thomas Heidenreich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Community Readiness ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Online Interventions ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
German Universities

Abstract Research suggests that online interventions preventing risky substance use can improve student health. There is an increasing interest in transferring evidence-based online programs into university health promotion practice. However, little is known about how to best tailor the implementation process to capacities and context of individual universities. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of readiness (capacity) of German universities concerning the implementation of evidence-based online programs for risky substance use prevention employing an adapted Community Readiness Assessment (CRA) and to develop tailored action plans for implementation. The CRA involved 43 semi-structured interviews with key persons at 10 German universities. The interviews addressed five dimensions (knowledge of efforts, leadership, community climate, knowledge of the issue, and resources) at nine possible readiness stages (no awareness—ownership) and additional contextual factors. Overall, readiness for implementing online interventions across universities was rather low. Universities readiness levels ranged between the denial stage with a score of 2.1 and the preplanning stage with a score of 4.4. University-specific readiness was very heterogeneous. On the basis of the results of the CRA, universities received feedback and options for training on how to take the necessary steps to increase readiness and to prepare program implementation. The adapted version of the CRA was well suited to inform future implementation of evidence-based online programs for the prevention of risky substance use at participating universities.

Multiple Dimensions of Childhood Abuse and Neglect Prospectively Predict Poorer Adult Romantic Functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelyn H. Labella ◽  
William F. Johnson ◽  
Jodi Martin ◽  
Sarah K. Ruiz ◽  
Jessica L. Shankman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Relational Competence ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Romantic Competence ◽  
Romantic Relationship Functioning

The present study used data from the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation (MLSRA) to investigate how multiple dimensions of childhood abuse and neglect predict romantic relationship functioning in adulthood. Several dimensions of abuse and neglect (any experience, type, chronicity, co-occurrence, and perpetrator) were rated prospectively from birth through age 17.5 years. Multimethod assessments of relational competence and violence in romantic relationships were conducted repeatedly from ages 20 to 32 years. As expected, experiencing childhood abuse and neglect was associated with lower romantic competence and more relational violence in adulthood. Follow-up analyses indicated that lower romantic competence was specifically associated with physical abuse, maternal perpetration, chronicity, and co-occurrence, whereas more relational violence was uniquely associated with nonparental perpetration. We discuss these novel prospective findings in the context of theory and research on antecedents of romantic relationship functioning.

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