Research Article

Impact of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in the Junior Secondary School Years: Objective Outcome Evaluation Based on Eight Waves of Longitudinal Data

Table 2

Internal consistency and mean interitem correlations for all variables.

Wave 1Wave 2Wave 3Wave 4Wave 5Wave 6Wave 7Wave 8
αMeanaαMeanaαMeanaαMeanaαMeanaαMeanaαMeanaαMeana

BO.83.45.85.49.86.51.88.55.88.54.88.55.86.51.87.52
RE.82.44.86.50.88.54.88.55.88.55.89.56.86.51.87.52
SC.83.42.86.47.87.51.88.52.87.50.89.53.87.49.87.51
PB.76.44.80.51.83.55.84.58.83.56.85.58.82.54.84.57
EC.83.44.85.48.86.51.86.51.86.51.87.52.85.49.86.50
CC.84.47.86.52.87.54.88.55.88.54.88.56.86.52.86.52
BC.76.38.80.44.82.47.83.50.82.48.83.49.81.46.81.46
MC.78.37.79.39.81.42.82.43.80.41.82.44.79.39.79.39
SD.76.40.80.44.82.48.82.48.81.47.82.47.80.46.81.46
SE.50.34.56.39.58.41.61.44.59.42.61.43.61.44.61.44
CPI.84.43.85.45.87.48.87.49.86.47.87.48.85.46.86.46
BF.82.61.83.62.84.64.84.65.84.65.85.66.79.57.81.61
PI.83.49.83.50.86.55.86.54.85.52.86.55.86.54.85.54
PN.77.40.80.45.81.46.81.47.81.46.81.46.82.47.81.47
SP.88.51.89.56.91.60.91.62.91.60.92.62.91.61.91.61
KEY15.88.32.89.35.90.38.90.38.90.37.90.39.89.35.89.35
KEY36.97.32.98.34.98.37.98.37.98.36.98.38.95.36.95.36
CPYDS-2.81.38.81.39.83.42.82.40.84.43.84.43.81.39.81.38
CPYDS-10.93.56.93.59.94.61.94.62.94.61.94.62.97.36.97.36
CPYDS-12.94.56.94.56.95.59.95.58.95.58.95.60.97.34.97.34
CBC.85.66.87.69.88.71.89.72.88.71.88.72.87.69.86.68
PA.79.65.77.62.79.66.77.63.78.64.79.66.79.65.74.58
GPYDQ.89.52.89.53.90.55.90.55.90.54.90.57.89.53.89.52
PID.83.72.84.73.85.75.86.76.85.74.86.76.84.74.84.74

aMean interitem correlation.
All parameters were significant ( 𝑃 < . 0 5 ).
Note: BO: bonding; RE: resilience; SC: social competence; PB: recognition for positive behavior; EC: emotional competence; CC: cognitive competence; BC: behavioral competence; MC: moral competence; SD: self-determination; SE: self-efficacy; CPI: clear and positive identity; BF: beliefs in the future; PI: prosocial involvement; PN: prosocial norms; SP: spirituality; KEY15: indicator based on 15 key items of the CPYDS; KEY36: indicator based on 36 key items of the CPYDS; CPYDS-2: two subscales of the CPYDS; CPYDS-10: 10 subscales of the CPYDS; CPYDS-12: 12 subscales of the CPYDS; CBC: cognitive-behavioral competencies second-order factor; PA: prosocial attributes second-order factor; GPYDQ: general positive youth development qualities second-order factor; PID: positive identity second-order factor.