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Joven Noble: evaluation of a culturally focused youth development program
Author(s) -
Tello Jerry,
Cervantes Richard C.,
Cordova David,
Santos Susana M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20396
Subject(s) - curriculum , positive youth development , context (archaeology) , psychology , sexual behavior , developmental psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , pedagogy , history , geography , archaeology , cartography
The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate a promising program model, the Joven Nobel curriculum, for Latino male adolescents that promotes positive youth development and addresses prevention of a number of risk‐related sexual behaviors within a cultural context. A quasi‐experimental design was used that included a pre‐ and posttest assessment of 683 adolescent males. Results revealed that youth exposed to the 10‐week curriculum had significant increases in knowledge and decrease in behavior related to high risk sexual behaviors. Out of eight scale measures (ATSS, Perceived Risk, HIV Knowledge, CAPS: Talk, CAPS: Comfort Talk, CAPS: Cool Sex, ATA, Cultural Esteem, and Hombres Con Palabra) seven yielded a significant and positive outcome results. The curriculum appears effective in shaping youth's attitudes and beliefs about high‐risk sexual behaviors. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.