How Does the Fast Track Intervention Prevent Adverse Outcomes in Young Adulthood?
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Numerous studies have shown that childhood interventions can foster improved outcomes in adulthood. Less well understood is precisely how-that is, through which developmental pathways-these interventions work. This study assesses mechanisms by which the Fast Track project (n = 891), a randomized intervention in the early 1990s for high-risk children in four communities (Durham, NC; Nashville, TN; rural PA; and Seattle, WA), reduced delinquency, arrests, and general and mental health service utilization in adolescence through young adulthood (ages 12-20). A decomposition of treatment effects indicates that about a third of Fast Track's impact on later crime outcomes can be accounted for by improvements in social and self-regulation skills during childhood (ages 6-11), such as prosocial behavior, emotion regulation, and problem solving. These skills proved less valuable for the prevention of general and mental health problems.
Source: Child Development
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12467
Authors: Lucy C Sorensen, Kenneth A Dodge
Institution: Duke University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: MULTISITE PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT CONDUCT PROBLEMS, G2526148348, PREVENTION RESEARCH WITH AGGRESSIVE, REJECTED CHILDREN, Optimizing Prevention of Costly Adult Outcomes, Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience, MULTISITE PREVENTION OF CONDUCT PROBLEMS, Adolescent Drug Use: Development, Prevention and Policy, MULTISITE PREVENTION OF CONDUCT DISORDER, G7558342563, RISK &PREVENTION OF CHILD DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS, Human Development: Interdisciplinary Research Training, MULTISITE PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT PROBLEM BEHAVIORS
OpenAlex ID: W2204829598