View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Health Rocks!—Insights from Retrospective and Prospective Studies.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Health Rocks!—Insights from Retrospective and Prospective Studies.
Authors: Yang, Zhenqiao (AUTHOR), Wang, Yunqi (AUTHOR), Xia, Yan Ruth (AUTHOR), de Guzman, Maria Rosario T. (AUTHOR), Wang, Dan (AUTHOR)
Source: Substance Use & Misuse. 2026, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p1046-1054. 9p.
Subjects: Substance abuse prevention, Health literacy, Effect sizes (Statistics), Research funding, Educational outcomes, Evaluation of human services programs, Meta-analysis, Descriptive statistics, Systematic reviews, Health education, Confidence intervals, Adolescence
Abstract: Background: Adolescence is a crucial stage for substance abuse prevention. However, evaluations of adolescent substance abuse prevention programs often lacked a comprehensive perspective, failing to consider multiple program characteristics. Objectives: This study aimed to improve knowledge of the effectiveness of large-scale adolescent substance abuse prevention programs by comprehensively evaluating Health Rocks! through multifaceted evidence from the literature. It also sought to provide insights into utilizing retrospective designs in program evaluation research. Results: Using systematic review and meta-analysis approaches, this study included eight final studies published between January 2009 and October 2024. The systematic review revealed different types of assessment on Health Rocks! in the literature. The program's strong implementation quality contributed to program effectiveness. The meta-analysis found small effect sizes in three program outcomes in youth knowledge, skills, and psychological assets. We also observed variation in unweighted effect sizes between the studies using retrospective and prospective designs. Conclusions: Health Rocks! appeared to be a high quality national program. Evidence supported the ulitity of retrospective design but with a potential challenge of inflation in effect size. More insights on program effectiveness, retrospective design and improvement of future research are presented in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Substance Use & Misuse is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 193014491
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Health Rocks!—Insights from Retrospective and Prospective Studies.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Yang%2C+Zhenqiao%22">Yang, Zhenqiao</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Wang%2C+Yunqi%22">Wang, Yunqi</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Xia%2C+Yan+Ruth%22">Xia, Yan Ruth</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22de+Guzman%2C+Maria+Rosario+T%2E%22">de Guzman, Maria Rosario T.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Wang%2C+Dan%22">Wang, Dan</searchLink> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Substance+Use+%26+Misuse%22">Substance Use & Misuse</searchLink>. 2026, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p1046-1054. 9p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Substance+abuse+prevention%22">Substance abuse prevention</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+literacy%22">Health literacy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Effect+sizes+%28Statistics%29%22">Effect sizes (Statistics)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Research+funding%22">Research funding</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+outcomes%22">Educational outcomes</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Evaluation+of+human+services+programs%22">Evaluation of human services programs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Meta-analysis%22">Meta-analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Descriptive+statistics%22">Descriptive statistics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Systematic+reviews%22">Systematic reviews</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+education%22">Health education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Confidence+intervals%22">Confidence intervals</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Adolescence%22">Adolescence</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Background: Adolescence is a crucial stage for substance abuse prevention. However, evaluations of adolescent substance abuse prevention programs often lacked a comprehensive perspective, failing to consider multiple program characteristics. Objectives: This study aimed to improve knowledge of the effectiveness of large-scale adolescent substance abuse prevention programs by comprehensively evaluating Health Rocks! through multifaceted evidence from the literature. It also sought to provide insights into utilizing retrospective designs in program evaluation research. Results: Using systematic review and meta-analysis approaches, this study included eight final studies published between January 2009 and October 2024. The systematic review revealed different types of assessment on Health Rocks! in the literature. The program's strong implementation quality contributed to program effectiveness. The meta-analysis found small effect sizes in three program outcomes in youth knowledge, skills, and psychological assets. We also observed variation in unweighted effect sizes between the studies using retrospective and prospective designs. Conclusions: Health Rocks! appeared to be a high quality national program. Evidence supported the ulitity of retrospective design but with a potential challenge of inflation in effect size. More insights on program effectiveness, retrospective design and improvement of future research are presented in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Substance Use & Misuse is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=193014491
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2592876
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 9
        StartPage: 1046
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Substance abuse prevention
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health literacy
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Effect sizes (Statistics)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research funding
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational outcomes
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Evaluation of human services programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Meta-analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Descriptive statistics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Systematic reviews
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Confidence intervals
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Adolescence
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Health Rocks!—Insights from Retrospective and Prospective Studies.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Yang, Zhenqiao
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Wang, Yunqi
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Xia, Yan Ruth
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: de Guzman, Maria Rosario T.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Wang, Dan
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 15
              M: 06
              Text: 2026
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10826084
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 61
            – Type: issue
              Value: 7
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Substance Use & Misuse
              Type: main
ResultId 1