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Phone

(800) 826-4539 or (336) 766-3940

Tanglewood Research

Fax

(336) 778-0443

P.O. Box 1772

Website

www.tanglewood.net

Clemmons, NC 27012

 

 

Program Description

Focus Area

Age Group

Substance Abuse Prevention

Middle School 6th and 7th Grades

Violence Prevention

 

Research Description 

Outcomes
  • reduced rate of increase in sexual activity
  • improved school bonding and commitment

The following outcomes were not statistically significant:
  • no difference in reported violence
  • no difference in rate of substance use

 

Research Category

4

Research Reviewed by Other Systems (Drug Strategies: Making the Grade and Safe Schools, Safe Students)

Design

Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

Yes

1998,1996

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=8 schools; Control Group=6 schools; Total Students=1,910 in experimental and control groups for 1998 study

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Self-report survey of substance use, sexual behavior, and violence

Results

Mixed

Some outcomes were statistically significant.

Published

Yes

The research reviewed indicated that a study was published in Substance Use and Misuse, 1996. The 1998 study is currently under review for publication.

Follow-up Data

N/A

Follow-up data are presently being collected.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.