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Can educational programs affect teenage drinking? A multivariate perspective

R B Kline1, W A Canter

  • 1Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Journal of Drug Education
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
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School-based programs aim to prevent adolescent drinking, but their success depends on targeting changeable factors like alcohol expectancies, not just unchangeable ones. Findings differ for male and female students.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Substance Abuse Prevention

Background:

  • School-based educational programs are common for preventing adolescent alcohol-related problems.
  • Program effectiveness is limited if teenage drinking is influenced by unchangeable factors (e.g., demographics, family environment).
  • Efficacy increases if drinking is linked to changeable factors (e.g., alcohol expectancies, social reasoning).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate whether high school drinking relates more to "unchangeable" or "changeable" factors for school-based intervention.
  • To determine factors influencing adolescent alcohol consumption.
  • To inform alcohol education program development.

Main Methods:

  • Study focused on high school students.

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  • Assessed the relationship between drinking and various "unchangeable" and "changeable" factors.
  • Differentiated findings based on gender.

    • Main Results:

    • Adolescent drinking patterns were associated with different "unchangeable" and "changeable" factors for males and females.
    • Identified specific factors influencing teenage alcohol use.
    • Highlighted gender-specific determinants of drinking behavior.

    Conclusions:

    • The effectiveness of school-based alcohol education programs depends on targeting factors amenable to change.
    • Tailoring interventions to address gender-specific influences is crucial for maximizing efficacy.
    • Further research should explore the interplay of changeable and unchangeable factors in adolescent drinking.