Effects of social development intervention in childhood 15 years later.
Hawkins, J. D., Kosterman, R., Catalano, R. F., Hill, K. G., & Abbott, R. D. (2008). ArchPediatr Adolesc Med, 162(12), 1133-1141.
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examining347Students, grades1-6
Effects of social development intervention in childhood 15 years later.
Review Details
Reviewed: July 2009
- Quick Review (83 KB) (findings for Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP))
- Quasi-Experimental Design
- Meets WWC standards with reservations
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Student status |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.77 |
0.79 |
No |
-- | |
|
Student status |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.49 |
0.61 |
No |
-- |
|
Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Completed AA |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.34 |
0.22 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed AA |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.34 |
0.22 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed BA |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.20 |
0.13 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed high school |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.81 |
0.75 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed high school |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.83 |
0.77 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed BA |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.20 |
0.14 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed GED |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.92 |
0.90 |
No |
-- | |
|
Completed GED |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.92 |
0.91 |
No |
-- |
|
Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Social phobia criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
1.24 |
0.95 |
No |
-- | |
|
Social phobia diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.01 |
0.03 |
No |
-- | |
|
PTSD diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.08 |
0.12 |
No |
-- | |
|
Major Depressive Episode (MDE) diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.11 |
0.15 |
No |
-- | |
|
Suicidal thoughts |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.12 |
0.21 |
No |
-- | |
|
Major Depressive Episode (MDE) diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.11 |
0.16 |
No |
-- | |
|
Major Depressive Episode (MDE) criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.89 |
1.39 |
No |
-- | |
|
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.06 |
0.11 |
No |
-- | |
|
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.03 |
0.07 |
No |
-- | |
|
Social phobia diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.04 |
0.08 |
No |
-- | |
|
PTSD criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
1.19 |
2.05 |
No |
-- | |
|
PTSD diagnosis |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.03 |
0.08 |
No |
-- | |
|
Social phobia criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.07 |
0.27 |
No |
-- | |
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
1.77 |
2.20 |
No |
-- | |
|
Major Depressive Episode (MDE) criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
1.12 |
1.82 |
No |
-- | |
|
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.34 |
0.76 |
No |
-- | |
|
PTSD criterion count |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.38 |
1.22 |
No |
-- | |
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Suicidal thoughts |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.07 |
0.17 |
No |
-- |
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Involvement in community groups (hrs/wk) |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
8.86 |
5.96 |
No |
-- | |
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Earned income |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
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23.16 |
19.65 |
No |
-- | |
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Sold drugs |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.08 |
0.03 |
No |
-- | |
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Involvement in volunteer activities (hrs/wk) |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
6.44 |
4.49 |
No |
-- | |
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Household income |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
61.14 |
54.12 |
No |
-- | |
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Earned income |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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29.05 |
25.93 |
No |
-- | |
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Involvement in community groups (hrs/wk) |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
8.92 |
7.07 |
No |
-- | |
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Involvement in volunteer activities (hrs/wk) |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
5.43 |
3.99 |
No |
-- | |
|
Household income |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
55.20 |
49.92 |
No |
-- | |
|
Employment status |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
3.57 |
3.53 |
No |
-- | |
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Sold drugs |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
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0.07 |
0.06 |
No |
-- | |
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Arrested |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
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0.07 |
0.06 |
No |
-- | |
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Employment status |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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3.52 |
3.45 |
No |
-- | |
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Arrested |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.07 |
0.06 |
No |
-- | |
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High variety of crime |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.09 |
0.09 |
No |
-- | |
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High variety of substance use |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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0.21 |
0.21 |
No |
-- | |
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Court charge in last year |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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N/A |
N/A |
No |
-- | |
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Lifetime court charge |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
N/A |
N/A |
No |
-- | |
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High variety of substance use |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.10 |
0.11 |
No |
-- | |
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Substance use interference with life |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.64 |
0.66 |
No |
-- | |
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Substance use interference with life |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.78 |
0.80 |
No |
-- | |
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Court charge in last year |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.06 |
0.07 |
No |
-- | |
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Lifetime sex partners |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
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8.99 |
9.81 |
No |
-- | |
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Lifetime sex partners |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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11.63 |
12.40 |
No |
-- | |
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Ever having or fathering a baby |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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0.51 |
0.55 |
No |
-- | |
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High variety of crime |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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0.05 |
0.07 |
No |
-- | |
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Ever having or fathering a baby |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.43 |
0.48 |
No |
-- | |
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Any substance use in the last year |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
|
0.86 |
0.90 |
No |
-- | |
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Ever been or gotten someone pregnant |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.59 |
0.68 |
No |
-- | |
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Lifetime court charge |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
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0.49 |
0.58 |
No |
-- | |
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Any substance use in the last year |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
|
0.84 |
0.90 |
No |
-- | |
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Ever been or gotten someone pregnant |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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0.64 |
0.72 |
No |
-- | |
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Ever having an STD |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 27;
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0.23 |
0.35 |
No |
-- | |
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Ever having an STD |
Seattle Social Development Project (SSDP) vs. Business as usual |
Posttest |
Age 24;
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0.19 |
0.31 |
No |
-- |
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Sample Characteristics
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Race Asian 22% Black 26% White 46%
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