A Social Norms Approach to Drug Prevention in Schools in Ireland: Results from a Pre Development Study

Autor/inn/en	Culleton, Leigheann Ryan; Van Hout, Marie Claire; Foley, Michelle
Titel	A Social Norms Approach to Drug Prevention in Schools in Ireland: Results from a Pre Development Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 57 (2013) 2, S.27-46 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-1482
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Drug Use; Social Behavior; Intervention; Drug Education; Alcohol Education; Drinking; Smoking; Positive Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Evidence; Misconceptions; Student Attitudes; Peer Groups; Gender Differences; Institutional Characteristics; Cultural Awareness; Marijuana; Questionnaires; Adolescents; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Drogenarbeit; Trinken; Rauchen; Ausland; Evidenz; Missverständnis; Schülerverhalten; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Fragebogen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Irland
Abstract	Research shows that social norms interventions, which aim to educate individuals and groups on their actual attitudinal and behavioural norms relating to alcohol, cigarette and drug use,incur some success in reducing positive attitudes to substance use and rates of substance use. The research aimed to investigate the extent of misperceptions relating to peer substance-taking attitudes and behaviours amongst a sample of school aged youth (n = 80), and was undertaken as a pre development study to a large scale social norms initiative in Irish schools. The study found evidence for the existence of misperceptions relating to cigarette, alcohol or illicit drug use, with no significant differences pertaining to gender and school type. Attitudes to, and self reported cigarette and illicit drug use, tended to be more conservative. Statistically significant differences were found between participants self usage and peer usage of cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis and other illicit drug usage in the past 30 days. A statistically significant main effect for self reported cannabis use and school type was found. Findings were used to guide the development of a culturally appropriate targeted social norms intervention. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10