The long-term effectiveness of a personality-targeted substance use prevention program on aggression from adolescence to early adulthood.

adolescence aggression personality prevention school

Journal

Psychological medicine
ISSN: 1469-8978
Titre abrégé: Psychol Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 1254142

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Apr 2024
Historique:
medline: 29 4 2024
pubmed: 29 4 2024
entrez: 29 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Addressing aggressive behavior in adolescence is a key step toward preventing violence and associated social and economic costs in adulthood. This study examined the secondary effects of the personality-targeted substance use preventive program In total, 339 young people from nine independent schools ( Across the 7-year follow-up period, the average yearly reduction in the frequency of aggressive behaviors ( The study suggests a brief personality-targeted intervention may have long-term impacts on aggression among young people; however, this interpretation is limited by imbalance of sex ratios between study groups.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Addressing aggressive behavior in adolescence is a key step toward preventing violence and associated social and economic costs in adulthood. This study examined the secondary effects of the personality-targeted substance use preventive program
METHODS METHODS
In total, 339 young people from nine independent schools (
RESULTS RESULTS
Across the 7-year follow-up period, the average yearly reduction in the frequency of aggressive behaviors (
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The study suggests a brief personality-targeted intervention may have long-term impacts on aggression among young people; however, this interpretation is limited by imbalance of sex ratios between study groups.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38680095
doi: 10.1017/S0033291724000989
pii: S0033291724000989
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1-9

Auteurs

Siobhan Lawler (S)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Emma L Barrett (EL)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Maree Teesson (M)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Erin Kelly (E)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Katrina E Champion (KE)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Jennifer Debenham (J)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Anna Smout (A)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Cath Chapman (C)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Tim Slade (T)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Patricia J Conrod (PJ)

University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Nicola C Newton (NC)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Lexine Stapinski (L)

The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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