Impact and implementation findings from a cluster randomized trial of a youth relationship education curriculum.
adolescents
educación de relaciones saludables
evaluación de programas
program evaluation
relationship education
關係教育
青少年
項目評估
Journal
Family process
ISSN: 1545-5300
Titre abrégé: Fam Process
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0400666
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
revised:
06
10
2021
received:
31
01
2021
accepted:
06
10
2021
pubmed:
1
12
2021
medline:
17
9
2022
entrez:
30
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The current study presents implementation and impact data from a cluster randomized trial of a youth relationship education curriculum. High school students (n = 1,135) were randomized at the school level to receive curricula-as-usual or a healthy relationships program delivered by facilitators who were not employed by the high schools. Program evaluators reported high engagement and students indicated high satisfaction with the program, but multilevel models showed no statistically significant impacts on healthy relationship skills, attitudes, and behaviors at three and nine months post-intervention. Strengths and limitations of the research design and program implementation, as well as implications for evaluating youth relationship education more broadly, are discussed. El estudio actual presenta datos de implementación e impacto de una prueba controlada aleatoriade una intervención de educación sobre relaciones para juveniles. Los estudiantes de secundaria (n= 1,135) fueron asignados al azar a nivel escolar para recibir un plan de estudios como decostumbre o un programa de relaciones saludables entregado por facilitadores que no eranempleados de las escuelas secundarias. Evaluadores de programas informaron un alto compromisoy los estudiantes indicaron una alta satisfacción con el programa, pero los modelos multinivel nomostraron impactos estadísticamente significativos en las habilidades de relación saludable,actitudes, y comportamientos a los tres y seis meses después de la intervención. Se discutefortalezas y limitaciones del diseño de la investigación y la implementación del programa, asícomo las implicaciones para la evaluación de los jóvenes. 當前的研究展示了來自集群隨機化的實施和影響數據試行青少年關係教育課程。 高中生 (n = 1,135)在學校層面隨機接受常規課程或健康關係計劃由未受僱於高中的輔導員提供。 計劃評估員報告的參與度很高，學生對該計劃表示高度滿意，但多層次模型對健康的人際關係技巧沒有統計上的顯著影響，干預後三個月和九個月的態度和行為。 的優點和局限性研究設計和計劃實施，以及對評估青年的影響關係教育更廣泛，進行了討論。.
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El estudio actual presenta datos de implementación e impacto de una prueba controlada aleatoriade una intervención de educación sobre relaciones para juveniles. Los estudiantes de secundaria (n= 1,135) fueron asignados al azar a nivel escolar para recibir un plan de estudios como decostumbre o un programa de relaciones saludables entregado por facilitadores que no eranempleados de las escuelas secundarias. Evaluadores de programas informaron un alto compromisoy los estudiantes indicaron una alta satisfacción con el programa, pero los modelos multinivel nomostraron impactos estadísticamente significativos en las habilidades de relación saludable,actitudes, y comportamientos a los tres y seis meses después de la intervención. Se discutefortalezas y limitaciones del diseño de la investigación y la implementación del programa, asícomo las implicaciones para la evaluación de los jóvenes.
Type: Publisher
(chi)
當前的研究展示了來自集群隨機化的實施和影響數據試行青少年關係教育課程。 高中生 (n = 1,135)在學校層面隨機接受常規課程或健康關係計劃由未受僱於高中的輔導員提供。 計劃評估員報告的參與度很高，學生對該計劃表示高度滿意，但多層次模型對健康的人際關係技巧沒有統計上的顯著影響，干預後三個月和九個月的態度和行為。 的優點和局限性研究設計和計劃實施，以及對評估青年的影響關係教育更廣泛，進行了討論。.
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Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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