Safe Thinking and Affect Regulation (STAR): human immunodeficiency virus prevention in alternative/therapeutic schools.

摘要: Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of Safe Thinking and Affect Regulation (STAR), a 14-session HIV-prevention program for adolescents at alternative/therapeutic schools. Because these youth frequently have difficulties with emotions cognitions, it was designed to improve sexuality-specific affect management cognitive monitoring, as well HIV-related knowledge attitudes. It hypothesized that STAR would lead decrease in sexual risk improved HIV Method Fourteen schools were randomly assigned by year either intervention or brief educational program. Schools received alternate following year. A total 185 29 cohorts (groups) participated interventions. Assessment behavior, attitudes audio computer-assisted self-interviews occurred 3, 6, 9 months post intervention. Results Hierarchical linear model (HLM) analyses found reported significantly greater ( p Conclusions This alternative associated decreased 6 after These data suggest strategies target cognitions within context might be usefully applied improving behavior but may need reinforced over time. Clinical trial registration information—HIV, Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth; http://clinicaltrials.gov; NCT00603369.