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Disorders - Alcohol Use
Dielman, T., Shope, J., Butchart, A., Campanelli, P.
An alcohol misuse prevention study (AMPS) program was developed, implemented, and evaluated using 2,280 5th-6th graders drawn from 213 classrooms in 6 school districts. The AMPS program consisted of 4 sessions that focused on the immediate effects of alcohol, risks of alcohol misuse, and social pressures to misuse alcohol. Social skills to resist peer pressure to misuse alcohol were emphasized. Schools were randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, with half of each group pretested and all posttested on a questionnaire. Measures focused on awareness of curriculum content, alcohol use, and alcohol misuse. As hypothesized, a significant treatment by occasion interaction effect was found with respect to the curriculum. The treatment Ss scored significantly higher than the controls on mean curriculum scores. Also as hypothesized, there were no treatment by occasion interactions at the 1st posttest occasion on alcohol use and misuse due to the low prevalence in both groups at both occasions. (57 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved).
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 11(2) : 259-282
- Year: 1986
- Problem: Alcohol Use
- Type: Randomised controlled trials
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Stage: Universal prevention
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Treatment and intervention: Psychological Interventions (any)
, Psychoeducation, Skills training
Carpenter, R. A., Lyons, C. A., Miller, W. R.
A peer-managed self-control program to teach responsible drinking was tested with 30 American Indian teenagers at high risk for problem drinking. Students were randomly assigned to three groups incorporating combinations of self-monitoring, peer-assisted self-control training, and alcohol education. Significant decreases were observed in quantity and frequency of drinking and in peak blood alcohol levels. These improvements were maintained at follow-ups of 4, 9, and 12 months posttreatment. Self-report data were corroborated by breath tests and official records. No group differences were found, indicating that minimal and full program interventions had comparable effects.
International Journal of the Addictions, 20(2) : 299-310
- Year: 1985
- Problem: Alcohol Use
- Type: Randomised controlled trials
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Stage: At risk (indicated or selected prevention)
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Treatment and intervention: Psychological Interventions (any)
, Skills training
Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Botvin, E. M., Filazzola, A. D., Millman, R. B.
Seventh graders (N = 239) from two New York City junior high schools were involved in a 9-month study testing the efficacy of a broad-spectrum approach to prevention of alcohol misuse. The two schools were randomly assigned to experimental and control conditions. The seventh graders in the treatment school received a 20-session program targeted at the major cognitive, attitudinal, social and personality factors believed to promote the early stages of alcohol misuse. The program contained material on decision making, coping with anxiety, general social skills and assertiveness (including techniques for resisting peer pressure to drink) as well as information about the short- and long-term consequences of alcohol misuse. Complete pretest, posttest 1 and posttest 2 data were collected from 167 students (89 women). A significantly greater proportion of the students in the experimental group reported less frequent drinking (p less than .02), less drinking per occasion (p less than .04), and less frequent episodes of drunkenness (p less than .01) than the students in the control group.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 45(6) : 550-2
- Year: 1984
- Problem: Alcohol Use
- Type: Controlled clinical trials
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Stage: Universal prevention
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Treatment and intervention: Psychological Interventions (any)
, Skills training