Shek Daniel T L, Yu Lu
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R.C.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2011 Mar 7;11:546-67. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2011.33.
The present study attempts to examine the longitudinal impact of a curriculum-based positive youth development program, entitled the Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes), on adolescent problem behavior in Hong Kong. Using a longitudinal randomized group design, six waves of data were collected from 19 experimental schools (n = 3,797 at Wave 1) in which students participated in the Project P.A.T.H.S. and 24 control schools (n = 4,049 at Wave 1). At each wave, students responded to questions asking about their current problem behaviors, including delinquency and use of different types of drugs, and their intentions of engaging in such behaviors in the future. Results based on individual growth curve modeling generally showed that the participants displayed lower levels of substance abuse and delinquent behavior than did the control students. Participants who regarded the program to be helpful also showed lower levels of problem behavior than did the control students. The present findings suggest that the Project P.A.T.H.S. is effective in preventing adolescent problem behavior in the junior secondary school years.
本研究旨在探讨一项名为“成长的天空”（通过全方位社会项目进行青少年积极培训）的、基于课程的青少年积极发展项目对香港青少年问题行为的长期影响。采用纵向随机分组设计，从19所参与“成长的天空”项目的实验学校（第一波数据收集时n = 3797）和24所对照学校（第一波数据收集时n = 4049）收集了六波数据。在每一波数据收集时，学生们回答了关于他们当前问题行为的问题，包括犯罪行为和不同类型毒品的使用情况，以及他们未来从事此类行为的意图。基于个体成长曲线模型的结果总体显示，与对照学生相比，参与项目的学生表现出较低水平的药物滥用和犯罪行为。认为该项目有帮助的参与者也比对照学生表现出更低水平的问题行为。目前的研究结果表明，“成长的天空”项目在预防初中阶段青少年问题行为方面是有效的。
