Katherine C. Pears|Hong Kim|Philip A. Fisher
Decreasing risk factors for later alcohol use and antisocial behaviors in children in foster care by increasing early promotive factors
Oregon Social Learning Center|Yonsei University|Oregon Social Learning Center|University of Oregon
children foster care high risk poor psychosocial outcomes including school failure alcohol substance abuse criminal behaviors promoting healthy development increasing broadimpact positive skills may help reduce risk factors longerterm negative outcomes school readiness linked number positive outcomes across childhood adolescence adulthood may also boost intermediary positive skills selfcompetence paper presents findings longitudinal study involving 192 children foster care 5 years old start study participated randomized controlled trial school readiness program prepare kindergarten outcomes assessed third grade 9 years old variables associated risk later involvement substance use delinquency included positive attitudes towards alcohol use positive attitudes towards antisocial behaviors involvement deviant peers results showed intervention decreased positive attitudes towards alcohol use antisocial behaviors mediating role childrens selfcompetence tested intervention positively influenced childrens thirdgrade selfcompetence turn decreased involvement deviant peers findings suggest promoting school readiness children foster care farreaching positive effects increased selfcompetence may mechanism reducing risk