Forty at-risk male adolescents were assigned to six AI-enhanced life-skills sessions or traditional instruction. MANCOVA indicated improvements in creative problem-solving and self-protective behaviour in the intervention group.
Key findings
- The abstract reports improvement in both outcomes but provides no means, effect sizes, confidence intervals or allocation detail, preventing assessment of magnitude and precision.
Why this matters globally
AI may provide adaptive scenarios and feedback where prevention staff are scarce, but its incremental benefit over ordinary life-skills content and child-data safety must be demonstrated.
Thai researcher contribution
Srinakharinwirot University researchers developed and evaluated the programme for at-risk adolescents, an urgent Thai health and education issue.
Limitations to consider
The 40-person all-male sample lacks reported masking, attrition and follow-up detail. Outcomes are skills and self-protection rather than substance initiation or cessation, and the AI-specific effect is unclear.