"Teens in the Twenty-First Century Still Prefer People over Machines: Importance of Intervention Delivery Style in Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention" by Sara M. Pendleton

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Teens in the Twenty-First Century Still Prefer People over Machines: Importance of Intervention Delivery Style in Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention

Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth (2008)

Sara M. Pendleton, Wayne State University
Bonita Stanton, Wayne State University
Lesley A. Cottrell, West Virginia University
Sharon Marshall, Wayne State University
Robert Pack, West Virginia University
James Burns, West Virginia University
Catherine Gibson, West Virginia University
Ying Wu, West Virginia University
Xiaoming Li, Wayne State University
Matthew Cole, Wayne State University

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Abstract

Purpose: To assess and compare youth satisfaction with two delivery approaches to a HIV/STD risk reduction intervention targeting adolescents: an on-site, face-to-face (FTF) approach versus a long distance interactive televised (DIT) approach. Methods: A convenience sample of 571 rural adolescents ages 12–16 years who participated in an HIV/STD risk reduction program were assessed by an anonymous, written, process evaluation questionnaire. Factor analysis and reliability testing evaluated psychometric properties. Student's t tests evaluated differences between the two intervention approaches for individual items and the four factors. Results: Factor analysis identified four underlying factors: (1) Interventionist Leadership Characteristics, (2) Interventionist Warmth, (3) Connection, and (4) Programmatic Assessment/Clarity: Student's t tests demonstrated that all four factors consistently favored the FTF over the DIT approach (p < .05). Conclusions: These findings indicate that participants randomized to the FTF conditions were significantly more satisfied than the DIT-based group. These findings highlight the need for research regarding program implementation that may alter acceptability of the adolescent HIV risk reduction intervention approach.

Keywords

adolescent risk prevention programs,
program evaluation,
long distance learning approach,
HIV/AIDS,
STD

Disciplines

Psychology and
Clinical Psychology

Publication Date

September 25, 2008

DOI

10.1300/J499v08n02_06

Citation Information

Sara M. Pendleton, Bonita Stanton, Lesley A. Cottrell, Sharon Marshall, et al.. "Teens in the Twenty-First Century Still Prefer People over Machines: Importance of Intervention Delivery Style in Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention" Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth Vol. 8 Iss. 2 (2008) p. 95 - 115 ISSN: 1553-8346
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-pack/52/