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The Effectiveness of the Life Skills Program IPSY for the Prevention of Adolescent Tobacco Use.
- Source :
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Journal of Early Adolescence . Oct2016, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p881-908. 28p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In this study, the effectiveness of a life skills program to impede tobacco use in early adolescence was scrutinized. The focus was on the mediating role of yielding to peer pressure. The universal school-based life skills program IPSY (Information + Psychosocial Competence = Protection) against adolescent substance use was implemented over 3 years. Over the same time period, it was evaluated based on a longitudinal quasi-experimental design with an intervention and comparison group (4 measurement points; N = 1,657 German students, age 10 at T1). By applying a growth curve modeling approach, we found that participation in IPSY compared with non-participation predicted a slower increase in tobacco use over time, suggesting a significant intervention effect. Moreover, a parallel growth curve model revealed that less yielding to peer pressure induced by IPSY mediated the program effects on tobacco use over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SMOKING prevention
*HEALTH education
*LONGITUDINAL method
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*PATH analysis (Statistics)
*PEER pressure in adolescence
*RESEARCH
*SATISFACTION
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SMOKING
*STUDENTS
*TEACHING methods
*EVALUATION research
*EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*EVALUATION of human services programs
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*INTRACLASS correlation
*ADOLESCENCE
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02724316
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Early Adolescence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117852572
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431615589349