A decade ago, the Society of Prevention Research (SPR) endorsed a set standards for evidence related to research on prevention interventions. These (Flay et al., Science 6:151-175, 2005) were intended in part increase consistency reviews that often generated disparate lists effective interventions due application different what was considered be necessary demonstrate effectiveness. In 2013, SPR's Board Directors decided field has progressed sufficiently warrant review and, if necessary,...

The study investigated the effects of locus control beliefs as an individual difference variable on (a) relationship between negative life events and psychological disorder, (b) perceptions over events, (c) receipt impact social support. Ninety-three college undergraduates (52 internals, 41 externals) reported which occurred to them in past year, their perceived these amount socially supportive transactions they received, symptomatology (anxiety depression). correlation anxiety was greater...

The authors conducted a cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal study of stress, coping, psychological symptoms in children divorce. sample consisted 258 (mean age = 10.1; SD 1.2), whom 196 were successfully followed 5.5 months later. A 4-dimensional model coping was found using confirmatory factor analysis, with the factors being active avoidance, distraction, support. In avoidance partially mediated relations between negative events while moderated conduct problems. significant paths...

The recent Institute of Medicine report on prevention (National Research Council & Medicine, 2009) noted the substantial interrelationship among mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders pointed out that, to a great extent, these problems stem from set common conditions. However, despite evidence, current research practice continue deal with as if they are unrelated each stems different This article proposes framework that could accelerate progress in preventing problems. Environments...

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This article presents an experimental evaluation of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP), a 2-component group intervention for parentally bereaved children ages 8-16. The program involved separate groups caregivers, adolescents, and children, which were designed to change potentially modifiable risk protective factors children. random assignment 156 families (244 adolescents) FBP or self-study condition. Families participated in assessments at pretest, posttest, 11-month follow-up. Results...

Two studies were done to assess the direct and stress-buffering effects of social support on psychological symptoms college students. Three conceptually distinct measures used different aspects support: receipt supportive transactions, satisfaction with received, network characteristics. The results indicated a significant effect for in reducing symptomatology. size used: number people who both source upsetting interactions (conflicted network), only mentioned as (unconflicted network)....

Temperament has been conceptualized as an important predictor of children's psychological adjustment. However, even with reliable and valid measures, there is the additional problem overlapping item content across measures temperament symptoms that threatens interpretability such associations. This study assessed this possible confounding using both confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) expert ratings. A number items from negative positive emotionality, impulsivity, attention focusing were...

This study examined the effects of four coping dimensions—active coping, avoidance, distraction, and support—on conduct problems, depression, achievement in a multiethnic, inner-city sample early adolescents. The main were examined, along with stress X interactions. For girls, active interacted family community to predict problems grades, respectively, depression. These interactions revealed classic stress-buffering effect for coping. boys, although peer depression these findings did not...

This study evaluated the efficacy of 2 theory-based preventive interventions for divorced families: a program mothers and dual component mother-child program. The mother targeted relationship quality, discipline, interparental conflict, father-child relationship. child active coping, avoidant appraisals divorce stressors, quality. Families with 9- to 12-year-old (N = 240) were randomly assigned mother, dual-component, or self-study Postintervention comparisons showed significant positive...

Abstract Investigated the interaction between parenting and temperament in predicting adjustment problems children of divorce. The study utilized a sample 231 mothers children, 9 to 12 years old, who had experienced divorce within previous 2 years. Both mothers' children's reports on parenting, temperament, variables were obtained combined create cross-reporter measures variables. Parenting directly independently related outcomes consistent with an additive model their effects. Significant...

Examined efficacy of an empirically based intervention using 70 divorced mothers who participated in a 12-session program or wait-list condition. The targeted five putative mediators: quality the mother-child relationship, discipline, negative divorce events, contact with fathers, and support from nonparental adults. Posttest comparisons showed higher relationships fewer better mental health outcomes for participants than controls. More positive effects occurred mothers' children's reports...

Abstract This study examined environmental stress, family, and child variables that differentiate resilient children adolescents from those with mental health problems following the death of a primary caregiver. The community-based sample included 179 bereaved ages 8 to 16 years their surviving caregivers who completed test battery measures before participating in prevention program. Forty-four percent were classified as 56% affected based on absence clinically significant at least 1 measure...

This study presents a reanalysis of data from an effective preventive intervention for children divorced families to test mediation program effects. The involved 157 children, age 9-12 years, who were randomly assigned parenting or literature control condition. Program effects reduce posttest internalizing problems mediated through improvement in mother-child relationship quality. externalizing at and 6 months parental methods discipline also describes new methodology x Baseline Status...

The effects of the presence social support resources as moderators relationship between stress and maladjustment was investigated. sample consisted 71 kindergarten through third-grade inner-city children referred by their teachers experiencing adjustment problems. Stress assessed using a 32-item recent life event scale, parent ratings children's subdivided to reflect versus absence three resources: older sibling vs. no sibling, one- two-parent family, ethnically congruent incongruent with...

In this article, we address three questions concerning the long-term effects of parenting-focused preventive interventions: 1) Do prevention programs promote effective parenting in families facing normative stressors as well those frequent adversity? 2) prevent children's problems? 3) changes mediate programs? We these by summarizing evidence from 22 with randomized trials and followups years or longer. describe more detail two interventions for divorced bereaved families, suggesting that...

Parental death is one of the most traumatic events that can occur in childhood, and several reviews literature have found a parent places children at risk for number negative outcomes. This article describes knowledge base regarding both empirically-supported, malleable factors been shown to contribute or protect from mental health problems following evidence-based practices change these factors. In addition, nonmealleable clinicians should consider when providing services who experienced...

Social environmental variables differentiating maladapting children from matched controls in four inner-city elementary schools were investigated. Teacher selection was used to identify the children. Identified more likely have been on welfare and experienced significantly stressful life events during previous year than control The group subdivided into non-welfare groups. Comparisons between groups stress event measures indicated that nonwelfare either or of correlated with parent ratings...