TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding Process in Group-Based Intervention Delivery
T2 - Social Network Analysis and Intra-entity Variability Methods as Windows into the “Black Box”
AU - Molloy Elreda, Lauren
AU - Coatsworth, J. Douglas
AU - Gest, Scott D.
AU - Ram, Nilam
AU - Bamberger, Katharine
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported in this article was supported by Grant R01DA026217 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and through grants from The Pennsylvania State University Children Youth and Families Consortium. The content herein is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIDA, and such endorsements should not be inferred.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Society for Prevention Research.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Although the majority of evidence-based programs are designed for group delivery, group process and its role in participant outcomes have received little empirical attention. Data were collected from 20 groups of participants (94 early adolescents, 120 parents) enrolled in an efficacy trial of a mindfulness-based adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (MSFP). Following each weekly session, participants reported on their relations to group members. Social network analysis and methods sensitive to intraindividual variability were integrated to examine weekly covariation between group process and participant progress, and to predict post-intervention outcomes from levels and changes in group process. Results demonstrate hypothesized links between network indices of group process and intervention outcomes and highlight the value of this unique analytic approach to studying intervention group process.
AB - Although the majority of evidence-based programs are designed for group delivery, group process and its role in participant outcomes have received little empirical attention. Data were collected from 20 groups of participants (94 early adolescents, 120 parents) enrolled in an efficacy trial of a mindfulness-based adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (MSFP). Following each weekly session, participants reported on their relations to group members. Social network analysis and methods sensitive to intraindividual variability were integrated to examine weekly covariation between group process and participant progress, and to predict post-intervention outcomes from levels and changes in group process. Results demonstrate hypothesized links between network indices of group process and intervention outcomes and highlight the value of this unique analytic approach to studying intervention group process.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11121-016-0699-3
DO - 10.1007/s11121-016-0699-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 27582016
AN - SCOPUS:84984852177
SN - 1389-4986
VL - 17
SP - 925
EP - 936
JO - Prevention Science
JF - Prevention Science
IS - 8
ER -
