The science of prevention : methodological advances from alcohol and substance abuse research / edited by Kendall J. Bryant, Michael Windle, Stephen G. West.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bryant, Kendall J.

Windle, Michael T.

West, Stephen G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcoholism--Research--Methodology.

Alcoholism.

Alcoholism--Prevention--Research.

Substance abuse--Research--Methodology.

Substance abuse.

Substance abuse--Prevention--Research.

Substance abuse--Research.

Methodology.

Alcoholism--Prevention.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1997]

Contents:

Introduction: Overview of New Methodological Developments in Prevention Research: Alcohol and Substance Abuse / Kendall J. Bryant, Stephen G. West, Michael Windle

Part I Expanding the Knowledge Base: Alternative Models 1

1. Methodological Issues in Conducting Prospective Research on Alcohol-Related Behavior: A Report From the Field / Kenneth J. Sher, Phillip K. Wood 3

2. Alternative Latent-Variable Approaches to Modeling Change in Adolescent Alcohol Involvement / Michael Windle 43

3. Heavy Caffeine Use and the Beginning of the Substance Use Onset Process: An Illustration of Item Homogeneity Scaling and Multilevel Analysis Techniques / Ita G. G. Kreft 79

4. Alternative Econometric Models of Alcohol Demand / W. G. Manning 101

5. Behavioral Genetic Methods in Prevention Research: An Overview / Andrew C. Heath, Wendy S. Slutske, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Pamela A. F. Madden, Nicholas G. Martin 123

Part II Design and Analysis of Intervention Models 165

6. Toward Understanding Individual Effects in Multicomponent Prevention Programs: Design and Analysis Strategies / Stephen G. West, Leuna S. Aiken 167

7. Time Series Analysis for Prevention and Treatment Research / Wayne F. Velicer, Suzanne M. Colby 211

8. The Interactive Effect of Alcohol Prevention Programs in High School Classes: An Illustration of Item Homogeneity Scaling and Multilevel Analysis Techniques / Ita G. G. Kreft 251

Part III Improving Methodological Quality 279

9. Exploring the Measurement Invariance of Psychological Instruments: Applications in the Substance Use Domain / Keith F. Widaman, Steven P. Reise 281

10. Analysis With Missing Data in Prevention Research / John W. Graham, Scott M. Hofer, Stewart I. Donaldson, David P. MacKinnon, Jospeh L. Schafer 325

11. Practical Power Analysis for Substance Abuse Health Services Research / Michael L. Dennis, Richard D. Lennox, Mark A. Foss 367

12. Assessing the Methodological Quality of Research in Narrative Reviews and Meta-Analyses / Robert L. Bangert-Drowns, Elisabeth Wells-Parker, Isabel Chevillard 405.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1557984395

OCLC:

36930613