ATTRITION IN SUBSTANCE-ABUSE PREVENTION RESEARCH - A METAANALYSIS OF 85 LONGITUDINALLY FOLLOWED COHORTS

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作者
HANSEN, WB
TOBLER, NS
GRAHAM, JW
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
[2] SUNY ALBANY,SCH SOCIAL WELF,CTR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE RES,ALBANY,NY 12222
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10.1177/0193841X9001400608
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C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
A meta-analysis of substance abuse prevention studies revealed that the mean proportion of subjects retained dropped from 81.4% at 3-month to 67.5% at 3-year follow-ups. Time from pretest alone accounted for less than 5% of the variance. Other available predictors of retention were not significant. Researchers are encouraged to interpret their results in light of these normative data and to adopt second-effort strategies to reduce attrition. © 1990, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
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