PROTOCOL: Financial coaching for enhancing household finances and health/well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows. The primary objective of this review is to answer the following research questions: (1) What is the extent of financial coaching intervention research? (2) What are the effects on financial outcomes of financial coaching embedded within community settings? (3) What are the effects on financial outcomes of financial coaching embedded within healthcare settings? (4) What are the effects on health/well-being-related outcomes of financial coaching embedded within community settings? (5) What are the effects on health/well-being-related outcomes of financial coaching embedded within healthcare settings? (6) What study or intervention characteristics are associated with variation in the effects of financial coaching (i.

Medical-financial partnerships for improving financial and medical outcomes for lower-income Americans: A systematic review.

Background: Poverty is considered one of the social determinants of health (i.e., a range of social and environmental conditions that affect health and well-being) because of its association with significant health problems.

PROTOCOL: Medical-financial partnerships for improving financial and health outcomes for lower-income Americans: A systematic review.

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The primary objectives of this review is to answer the following research questions using formal research studies: What is the extent and quality of MFP intervention research? What are the effects on financial outcomes of financial services embedded within healthcare settings? What are the effects on health-related outcomes of financial services embedded within healthcare settings?

Correlates of Homelessness Among Adults with Personality Disorder.

Although personality disorders (PDs) are more common among persons experiencing homelessness than the general population, few studies have investigated the risk of experiencing homelessness among persons with PDs. This study seeks to identify the demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral health correlates of past-year homelessness among persons with antisocial, borderline, and schizotypal PDs. Nationally representative data of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States was used to identify correlates of homelessness.

Towards more accurate classification of risk of arrest among offenders on community supervision: An application of machine learning versus logistic regression.

Background: Although there is general consensus about the behavioural, clinical and sociodemographic variables that are risk factors for reoffending, optimal statistical modelling of these variables is less clear. Machine learning techniques offer an approach that may provide greater accuracy than traditional methods.

Aim: To compare the performance of advanced machine learning techniques (classification trees and random forests) to logistic regression in classifying correlates of rearrest among adult probationers and parolees in the United States.

Interventions designed to improve financial capability: A systematic review.

Background: There is growing recognition that people need stronger financial capability to avoid and recover from financial difficulties and poverty. Researchers are testing financial capability interventions with adults, children, immigrant populations and other groups, but little is known about the effectiveness of financial capability interventions on financial behaviour and financial outcomes.

Objectives: The purpose of this review is to inform practice and policy by examining and synthesizing evidence of the effects of interventions designed to improve financial capability.

Self-management interventions for reducing challenging behaviors among school-age students: A systematic review.

Background: Challenging classroom behaviors can interfere with student social and academic functioning and may be harmful to everyone in schools. Self-management interventions within schools can address these concerns by helping students develop necessary social, emotional, and behavioral skills. Thus, the current systematic review synthesized and analyzed school-based self-management interventions used to address challenging classroom behaviors.

Financial Outcomes of Interventions Designed to Improve Retirement Savings: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review focuses on examining the effects of interventions that facilitate retirement savings through a financial capability approach, which combines financial education and financial access. Systematic review procedures were used to search for published and unpublished experimental studies in multiple databases and gray literature sources that met eligibility criteria. Four research projects published through May 2020 were eligible for the review.

Intergenerational Trauma among Families in El Salvador: an Exploratory Study.

Adverse childhood events have been shown to impact individuals through adulthood, particularly the impact on relationships. This study aimed to examine intergenerational trauma exposure among a sample of parents living in a semi-urban Salvadoran community and the relationship between child trauma exposure with maternal perceived discrimination, internal strengths and external support. Survey data was collected from 49 mothers residing in El Salvador.

Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking: A Systematic Review of Exit and Postexit Interventions.

Background: Human trafficking is a global problem and results in deleterious psychological, social, and physical effects on the lives of those who are trafficked; however, it is not clear how to best intervene with survivors. The purpose of this review was to synthesize the evidence of exit and postexit intervention programs for survivors of human trafficking to inform practice and research.

Method: Systematic review methods were used to search, select, and extract data from published and unpublished experimental, quasi-experimental, and preexperimental studies that assessed the effects of any exit or postexit interventions for victims of human trafficking.

Truancy in the United States: Examining Temporal Trends and Correlates by Race, Age, and Gender.

Background: Truancy has long been regarded a common problem in urgent need of effective intervention. Knowledge about factors associated with truancy can guide the development and implementation of interventions.

Method: This paper examined trends in truancy rates between 2002-2014 and correlates of truancy across racial/ethnic groups.

The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions Delivered by Teachers in Schools: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The growing mental health needs of students within schools have resulted in teachers increasing their involvement in the delivery of school-based, psychosocial interventions. Current research reports mixed findings concerning the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions delivered by teachers for mental health outcomes. This article presents a systematic review and meta-analysis that examined the effectiveness of school-based psychosocial interventions delivered by teachers on internalizing and externalizing outcomes and the moderating factors that influence treatment effects on these outcomes.

The acceptability of self-sampled screening for HPV DNA: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To examine whether or not self-sampled cervical screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA is acceptable and if women prefer self-sampling to clinician-based sampling.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: Thirty-seven primary studies obtained through a comprehensive search of six electronic bibliographic databases from 1986 to 2014 and other sources.

Bullying Victimization Among School-Aged Immigrant Youth in the United States.

Purpose: Bullying is a serious sociodevelopmental issue associated with a range of short- and long-term problems among youth who are bullied. Although race and ethnicity have been studied, less attention has been paid to examining prevalence and correlates of bullying victimization among immigrant youth.

Methods: Using data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (N = 12,098), we examined prevalence and correlates of bullying victimization among U.

Are homeschooled adolescents less likely to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs?

Background: Nearly two million school-aged children in US are currently homeschooled. This study seeks to examine homeschooled adolescents' attitudes toward, access to, and use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) compared to their non-homeschooled peers.

Methods: The study uses data between 2002 and 2013 from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for school-attending respondents aged 12-17 (n=200,824).

Prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders among former juvenile detainees in the United States.

Objective: Juvenile offenders face increased liability for psychiatric disorders and greater psychopathology, but little is known about the psychiatric status of former juvenile delinquents as adults.

Method: Drawing on data from Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the NESARC, logistic regression models examine correlates of psychiatric disorders in a large nationally representative sample of former juvenile detainees in adulthood (n=1177) compared to adults who did not have a history of juvenile offending (n=33,193). Further, we explored the psychosocial correlates associated with the increased likelihood of psychiatric disorders among former juvenile detainees.

Practitioner perspectives of implementing check & connect.

While there is a growing reserve of evidence-based practices (EBPs) available to practitioners, much can be learned about how to implement EBPs in real-world settings. Evidence of the effects of a widely disseminated student engagement intervention, Check & Connect (C&C), is emerging yet little is known about the implementation of C&C in community-based settings. The purpose of the authors in this study was to examine practitioner attitudes and perspectives related to the C&C intervention and implementation to gain an understanding of core implementation components that facilitated or impeded implementation.

Toward a Bioecological Model of School Engagement: A Biometric Analysis of Gene and Environmental Factors.

School disengagement is associated with poor academic achievement, dropout, and risk behaviors such as truancy, delinquency, and substance use. Despite empirical research identifying risk correlates of school disengagement across the ecology, it is unclear from which domain these correlates arise. To redress this issue, the current study used intraclass correlation and DeFries-Fulker analyses to longitudinally decompose variance in three domains of engagement (academic, behavioral, and emotional) using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

Gambling prevalence rates among immigrants: a multigenerational examination.

Introduction: The present study employed data from Waves I and II of the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) to compare gambling prevalence rates across gender and world regions (e.g., Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America).

Effects of after-school programs with at-risk youth on attendance and externalizing behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The popularity, demand, and increased federal and private funding for after-school programs have resulted in a marked increase in after-school programs over the past two decades. After-school programs are used to prevent adverse outcomes, decrease risks, or improve functioning with at-risk youth in several areas, including academic achievement, crime and behavioral problems, socio-emotional functioning, and school engagement and attendance; however, the evidence of effects of after-school programs remains equivocal. This systematic review and meta-analysis, following Campbell Collaboration guidelines, examined the effects of after-school programs on externalizing behaviors and school attendance with at-risk students.

Dropping out of school and chronic disease in the United States.

Aim: Despite links between education and health, it is unclear to what extent dropping out of school is associated with major chronic health conditions.

Subjects And Methods: Data from the 2006-2010 United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) was employed and examined associations between dropping out of school and major chronic health conditions among individuals 18 years or older (=189,896).

Results: Analyses show that dropout status is associated with increased odds of reporting a major chronic health condition; however, the effect is stronger for Whites and African-Americans than Hispanics.

Are immigrants more likely than native-born Americans to perpetrate intimate partner violence?

Despite an emerging body of research indicating that immigrants are less likely than native-born Americans to engage in crime and antisocial behavior, less attention has focused specifically on intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among immigrant populations. We address this gap by using data from Wave II of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) and compare immigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America to native-born Americans with respect to multiple forms of IPV. After controlling for an extensive array of confounds, results indicate that in the aggregate, immigrants are significantly more likely to perpetrate IPV.