Using PANDA (Preventing the Abuse of Tobacco, Narcotics, Drugs, and Alcohol) in a Baltimore City Head Start Setting: A Preliminary Study
| Autor: | Harolyn M. E. Belcher, Susan Perkins-Parks, Margaret McNally, Paula J. Lockhart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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African american
Early childhood education medicine.medical_specialty 030505 public health business.industry education 05 social sciences Self-concept 050109 social psychology medicine.disease Substance abuse Substance abuse prevention 03 medical and health sciences Anthropology Family medicine Head start medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science business Prospective cohort study Curriculum Applied Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Black Psychology. 26:437-449 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4558 0095-7984 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0095798400026004006 |
| Popis: | This preliminary study describes an evaluation of a substance abuse prevention curriculum, the Preventing the Abuse of Tobacco, Narcotics, Drugs, and Alcohol (PANDA) taught to African American Head Start pupils. Protective factors against drug use include positive self-concept. Thus, this study used a measure of self-concept to begin to evaluate the effectiveness of the PANDA curriculum. A prospective cohort design with examiners masked to pre-and post-intervention results was used to evaluate 41 children ages 3 to 5. The Joseph Preschool and Primary Self-Concept Screening Test (JPPSST) was administered prior to the onset of the PANDA and within 1 month following completion of the curriculum. The mean change in JPPSST scores was 4.34, t statistic = 6.1, p ≤ 0.001. Mean teacher and teacher aide satisfaction with the curriculum was 94%. Following administration of the PANDA, significant improvement was noted in self-concept scores. |
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