TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - The efficacy of a multicultural prevention intervention among urban American Indian youth in the southwest U.S
JO  - Journal of Primary Prevention
A1  - Dixon, A. L.
A1  - Yabiku, Scott T.
A1  - Okamoto, Scott K.
A1  - Tann, Sheila S.
A1  - Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco
A1  - Kulis, Stephen
A1  - Burke, Aimee M.
SP  - 547
EP  - 568
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
N2  - This study explored how a non-targeted group of ethnic minority youth might or might not benefit from a prevention intervention focused on other cultural groups. The study specifically evaluated the effects of an evidence-based drug prevention curriculum with a sample of urban American Indian youth in the southwest U.S., most of whom self-reported multi-ethnic heritages. Using growth curve modeling, this research examined the developmental trajectory of drug use for these youth, and compared it with the trajectory of youth from other racial/ethnic groups at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and two follow up time periods. Results indicate that alcohol and marijuana use increased from pre-intervention across subsequent time periods for all youth. The drug use of the American Indian youth in the treatment group increased on some measures. Specifically, they reported a steeper trajectory in the amount and frequency of alcohol and marijuana use compared to the youths in the treatment groups with other racial/ethnic identifications. The implications of these findings for the development of culturally grounded prevention programs for multi-ethnic, urban American Indian youth are discussed. EDITORS' STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS: This research provides a specific example, but also makes a strong global argument, for the need to develop and evaluate prevention programs that are culturally grounded in the worldview of the target group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-095X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10935-007-0114-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -