Paper Title
The science of prevention: Methodological advances from alcohol and substance abuse research
Keywords
- Prevention Science
- Alcohol Misuse
- Substance Abuse
- Prospective Longitudinal Research
- Risk Factors
- Protective Factors
- Developmental Trajectories
- Substance Use Sequence
- Intervention Design
- Intervention Analysis
- Effective Intervention Components
- Individual Factors
- Environmental Factors
- Methodological Issues
- Research Quality
Article Type
Book review
Journal
The science of prevention: Methodological advances from alcohol and substance abuse research Book
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Publication Info
| Pages: 1-43
Published On
March, 1997
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Abstract
The book focuses on prospective longitudinal research and the measurement of risk and protective factors for alcohol misuse over time. It illustrates the definition, measurement, and modeling of temporal effects such as developmental trajectories and sequence of substance use. The book also examines the design and analysis of interventions that seek to change alcohol and other substance misuse and the physical and social consequences of that misuse. Particular emphasis is placed on the identification of effective components of interventions and the investigation of how these may interact with multiple levels of individual and environmental factors. Finally, the book concludes by examining specific methodological issues that have a significant impact on the quality of research projects.
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