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Attrition in Substance Abuse Prevention Research

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  • William B. Hansen

    (Wake Forest University)

  • Nancy S. Tobler

    (State University of New York at Albany)

  • John W. Graham

    (University of Southern California)

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A meta-analysis of substance abuse prevention studies revealed that the mean proportion of subjects retained dropped from 81.4% at 3-month to 67.5% at 3-year follow-ups. Time from pretest alone accounted for less than 5% of the variance. Other available predictors of retention were not significant. Researchers are encouraged to interpret their results in light of these normative data and to adopt second-effort strategies to reduce attrition.

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  • William B. Hansen & Nancy S. Tobler & John W. Graham, 1990. "Attrition in Substance Abuse Prevention Research," Evaluation Review, , vol. 14(6), pages 677-685, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:14:y:1990:i:6:p:677-685
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9001400608
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