Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems

Family-based interventions have shown promising results in improving parenting style and strengthening family capacities to prevent substance abuse and delinquent behaviour worldwide. However, the effectiveness of a similar intervention in Malaysia has not yet been fully established. The current stu...

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Main Authors:	Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie, Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana, Alwi, Azlin, Mohamed Iqbal, Mimi Iznita
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	BF Psychology BF180 Experimental psychology BF207 Psychotropic drugs and other substances BF636 Applied psychology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/10/IRIIE_2014-_Diana_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-371092018-06-12T07:53:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/ Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana Alwi, Azlin Mohamed Iqbal, Mimi Iznita BF Psychology BF180 Experimental psychology BF207 Psychotropic drugs and other substances BF636 Applied psychology Family-based interventions have shown promising results in improving parenting style and strengthening family capacities to prevent substance abuse and delinquent behaviour worldwide. However, the effectiveness of a similar intervention in Malaysia has not yet been fully established. The current study investigates the effectiveness of a family-based intervention for families at risk for drug use in Malaysia. A cross-sectional pre-post study design of 137 participants of a nationwide family intervention program was employed. The individual and joint effectiveness of the six intervention modules were measured by a test of the participants' knowledge, understanding, and satisfaction of the skills taught in each module before and after the program. Results show that in general, participants’ knowledge and understanding have slightly improved after the intervention, but these were not statistically significant. Overall satisfaction with the program, however, was high. The justifications of the findings and implications associated with the implementation of the program are discussed. 2014-06 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/10/IRIIE_2014-_Diana_complete.pdf Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie and Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana and Alwi, Azlin and Mohamed Iqbal, Mimi Iznita (2014) Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2014, 11 - 12 June 2014, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/14/
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topic	BF Psychology BF180 Experimental psychology BF207 Psychotropic drugs and other substances BF636 Applied psychology
spellingShingle	BF Psychology BF180 Experimental psychology BF207 Psychotropic drugs and other substances BF636 Applied psychology Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana Alwi, Azlin Mohamed Iqbal, Mimi Iznita Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
description	Family-based interventions have shown promising results in improving parenting style and strengthening family capacities to prevent substance abuse and delinquent behaviour worldwide. However, the effectiveness of a similar intervention in Malaysia has not yet been fully established. The current study investigates the effectiveness of a family-based intervention for families at risk for drug use in Malaysia. A cross-sectional pre-post study design of 137 participants of a nationwide family intervention program was employed. The individual and joint effectiveness of the six intervention modules were measured by a test of the participants' knowledge, understanding, and satisfaction of the skills taught in each module before and after the program. Results show that in general, participants’ knowledge and understanding have slightly improved after the intervention, but these were not statistically significant. Overall satisfaction with the program, however, was high. The justifications of the findings and implications associated with the implementation of the program are discussed.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana Alwi, Azlin Mohamed Iqbal, Mimi Iznita
author_facet	Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana Alwi, Azlin Mohamed Iqbal, Mimi Iznita
author_sort	Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
title	Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
title_short	Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
title_full	Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
title_fullStr	Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
title_sort	evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37109/10/IRIIE_2014-_Diana_complete.pdf
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based intevention for families at risk of drug-related problems

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