Anderson-Carpenter Kaston D, Watson-Thompson Jomella, Jones Marvia D, Chaney Lisa
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, Los Angeles; Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas.
Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas.
J Community Psychol. 2017 May;45(4):486-499. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21860. Epub 2017 Jan 31.
Often, community coalitions are facilitators of community-level changes when addressing underage drinking. Although studies have shown that enhancing coalition capacity is related to improved internal functioning, the relationship between enhanced capacity and community readiness for change is not well established. The present study used a pretest-posttest design to examine whether enhancing coalition capacity through training and technical assistance was associated with improved community readiness and coalition-facilitated community-level changes. Seven Kansas communities engaged in an intensive capacity building intervention through implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework. The results indicated strong correlations between increased coalition capacity, changes in community readiness stages, and the number of community changes facilitated. The results suggest that strengthening coalition capacity through training and technical assistance may improve community readiness for change and enable the implementation of community-wide program and environmental changes.
在解决未成年人饮酒问题时，社区联盟常常是社区层面变革的推动者。尽管研究表明，提升联盟能力与改善内部运作有关，但能力提升与社区变革准备度之间的关系尚未明确确立。本研究采用前后测设计，以检验通过培训和技术援助提升联盟能力是否与改善社区变革准备度以及联盟推动的社区层面变革相关。七个堪萨斯州的社区通过实施战略预防框架参与了强化能力建设干预。结果表明，联盟能力增强、社区变革准备度阶段的变化以及所推动的社区变革数量之间存在强相关性。结果表明，通过培训和技术援助加强联盟能力可能会提高社区对变革的准备度，并促使实施全社区范围的项目和环境变革。
