Methodological and Substantive Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention Research

Authors

C. Anderson Johnson, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
John W. Farquhar, Stanford University
Steve Sussman, University of Southern California

Document Type

Article

Department

Community and Global Health (CGU)

Publication Date

6-1996

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys | Multivariate Analysis | Substance Abuse and Addiction

Abstract

This article summarizes current issues in drug abuse prevention research through integration of other articles in this journal and by heeding historical trends in prevention science. Recommendations are made for future research directions. For prevention to advance, iterative processes are needed involving both quasi-experimental and experimental designs and involving both small, simple units and large, complex, interactive units. Accuracy of measurement and replication are of paramount importance.

Comments

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764296039007013

Rights Information

© 1996 Sage Publications, Inc.

Terms of Use & License Information

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

DOI

10.1177/0002764296039007013

Recommended Citation

Johnson, C.A., Farquhar, J.W., & Sussman, S. Methodological and substantive issues in substance abuse prevention research. Am Behav Scientist, 39 (7), 935-942, 1996.