A prospective randomized controlled trial of an interpersonal violence prevention program with a Mexican American community.
Using methods of community-based participatory research, a prospective randomized controlled trial of a violence prevention program based on Latino cultural values was implemented with elementary school children in a Mexican American community. Community members participated in intervention program selection, implementation, and data collection. High-risk students who participated in the program had greater nonviolent self-efficacy and demonstrated greater endorsement of program values than did high-risk students in the control group. This collaborative partnership was able to combine community-based participatory research with a rigorous study design and provide sustained benefit to community partners.
University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Nursing, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA. kellypj@umkc.edu
Patricia J
PJ
Kelly
Janna
J
Lesser
An-Lin
AL
Cheng
Manuel
M
Oscós-Sánchez
Elisabeth
E
Martinez
Daniel
D
Pineda
Juan
J
Mancha
D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D035061:Control Groups; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013781:Texas; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult