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Perpetration of Physical Assault Against Dating Partners, Peers, and Siblings Among a Locally Representative Sample of High School Students in Boston, Massachusetts
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study investigated whether Boston high school students had committed various types of physical abuse against their boyfriends and girlfriends the study also examined violence committed against siblings and peers.
The Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS) contributes critical data to the body of research on adolescent substance abuse treatment by revealing deficiencies of a universal school-based intervention, Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL).
Universal School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
School-based programs that administer substance abuse prevention curricula generally try to manipulate social attitudes and life skills in order to achieve positive results. This study examined the interplay of these mediating factors within the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS).
The Influence of Program Mediators on Eleventh Grade Outcomes for Seventh Grade Substance Users and Nonusers
April 3, 2009 | Journal Article
The Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL) campaign was a universal school-based substance abuse intervention. A study of the program found that TCYL participants increased use of certain substances. This article assesses TCYL's effect on mediating factors to substance use.