Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools Export

@article{citeulike:1318985, abstract = {Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions--random, teacher, and network--were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matched with the students who nominated them. Results. Students in the network condition relative to the random condition liked the prevention program more and had improved attitudes ({beta} = -0.06; P < .01), improved self-efficacy ({beta} = -0.10; P < .001), and decreased intention to smoke (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.46; 95\% confidence interval [CI] = 0.38, 0.55). Conclusions. The network method was the most effective way to structure the program. Future programs may refine this technique and use it in other settings.}, author = {Valente, Thomas W. and Hoffman, Beth R. and Ritt-Olson, Annamara and Lichtman, Kara and Johnson, Anderson C.}, citeulike-article-id = {1318985}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/93/11/1837}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14600050}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=14600050}, day = {1}, journal = {Am J Public Health}, keywords = {social-networks}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {1837--1843}, posted-at = {2007-05-22 08:54:06}, priority = {2}, title = {Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools}, url = {http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/93/11/1837}, volume = {93}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1318985 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1318985 N2 - Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions--random, teacher, and network--were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matched with the students who nominated them. Results. Students in the network condition relative to the random condition liked the prevention program more and had improved attitudes ({beta} = -0.06; P < .01), improved self-efficacy ({beta} = -0.10; P < .001), and decreased intention to smoke (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.38, 0.55). Conclusions. The network method was the most effective way to structure the program. Future programs may refine this technique and use it in other settings. IS - 11 JF - Am J Public Health EP - 1843 TI - Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools VL - 93 SP - 1837 KW - social-networks AU - Valente, Thomas AU - Hoffman, Beth AU - Ritt-Olson, Annamara AU - Lichtman, Kara AU - Johnson, Anderson PY - 2003/11/01/ UR - http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/93/11/1837 ER -