Title

A Preliminary Evaluation Of An Abstinence-Oriented Empowerment Program For Public School Youth

Keywords

Abstinence-oriented sex education; Adolescent; Evaluation; Pregnancy

Abstract

Objective: This article describes the process and outcomes of an abstinence-orientated empowerment program that was delivered to an adolescent multicultural population. Method: The study employed a time-limited pretest-posttest OXO design with an N of 130 drawn from youth in public schools from fifth grade to ninth grade. A paired-samples t test was utilized. Effect size was calculated using Cohen's d. Results: Statistically significant differences between the pre- and posttest scores of the treatment group were found for all study variables. Effect sizes were small. Conclusions: Outcomes suggest that a psychoeducational approach that is based on a developmental assets model may be a desirable strategy for those working to help teens to reduce high-risk behaviors. © 2008 Sage Publications.

Publication Date

5-1-2008

Publication Title

Research on Social Work Practice

Volume

18

Issue

3

Number of Pages

223-230

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731507308990

Socpus ID

41549165703 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/41549165703

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