Life Skills Training: Empirical Findings and Future Directions

Botvin, Gilbert J.; Griffin, Kenneth W.

doi:10.1023/b:jopp.0000042391.58573.5b

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“…Evidence exists supporting a harm-reduction approach in which alcohol education, moderation, and safety are emphasized as an alternative to a zero-tolerance policy when dispensed through treatment settings, schools, and college campuses (Baer et al, 2001;Botvin, 1985;Botvin and Griffi n, 2004;Botvin et al, 2000;Dimeff et al, 1999;Marlatt and Witkiewitz, 2002). Alternatively, research also supports the notion that complete parental disapproval of underage alcohol use is protective in regard to alcohol use and consequences among adolescents (Ary et al, 1993;Brody et al, 2002;Kelly et al, 2002;Reifman et al, 1998;van der Vorst et al, 2010) and college students (Abar et al, 2009;Boyle and Boekeloo, 2006;Walls et al, 2009;Wood et al, 2004).…”

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“…The LifeSkills Training program, for example, is designed for children in fi fth and sixth grades. It focuses on education about the effects of alcohol, on the risks associated with problematic alcohol use, and on teaching skills for social development and for resisting peer pressure to misuse alcohol (Botvin, 1985;Botvin and Griffi n, 2004;Botvin et al, 2000). Several studies examining the LifeSkills Training program have found positive effects on alcohol use and alcohol-related problems through late adolescence (Botvin and Griffi n, 2004).…”

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“…It focuses on education about the effects of alcohol, on the risks associated with problematic alcohol use, and on teaching skills for social development and for resisting peer pressure to misuse alcohol (Botvin, 1985;Botvin and Griffi n, 2004;Botvin et al, 2000). Several studies examining the LifeSkills Training program have found positive effects on alcohol use and alcohol-related problems through late adolescence (Botvin and Griffi n, 2004). The Alcohol Skills Training Program, developed for small groups of college students, and Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), a brief one-on-one intervention, also are consistent with a harm-reduction approach and have both found decreases in alcohol use and experienced consequences among college samples (Baer et al, 2001;Dimeff et al, 1999).…”

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Investigating Associations Between Perceived Parental Alcohol-Related Messages and College Student Drinking

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Morgan²,

Small³

et al. 2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: A debate remains regarding whether parents should teach their children harm-reduction tips for using alcohol while in college or whether they should maintain a zero-tolerance policy. Which type of alcohol-related communication parents should endorse is not empirically clear. The current study made use of a longitudinal measurement-burst design to examine this issue. Method: The sample consisted of 585 second-year students from a large university in the northeastern United States. Participants completed a baseline survey and 14 daily web-based surveys. Students were assessed for perceptions of parental alcohol-related messages and their own alcohol use. Multilevel models were estimated using HLM 6.04. Results: The data indicate that zero-tolerance messages appeared most protective against alcohol use and consequences. Harm-reduction messages were most risky, even when compared with mixed messages or the absence of a message. Conclusions: Findings indicate that a zero-tolerance approach was associated with safer outcomes than other messages, even if students were already using alcohol. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 71-79, 2012)

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“…For example, at the local level, residents can be provided a platform for participation by establishing coalitions that address police responsiveness, or lack thereof, to drug-related crime. The stage for participation may be set by perceptions of substance abuse problems and environmental incivilities, but the principal work of prevention scientists and practitioners will be to enact and evaluate explicit, sustainable, and replicable programs of citizen-police collaboration that simultaneously address substantive problems and collaborative arrangements [50][51][52]. Our data indicate that substance abuse preventive participation may best be achieved by acknowledging that substance abuse is part and parcel of community disorganization.…”

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Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities

Reid¹,

Forenza²,

Lardier³

et al. 2017

J Alcohol Drug Depend

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Few studies have examined the influences of the participatory process in which individuals engage in as they work to improve the quality of lives in their communities. More specifically, our present investigation explored the relationship between various contextual factors that predict citizen participation in substance abuse prevention activities among a random sample of urban residents (n=283) who participated in a community-wide policing initiative in the Southwestern United States. A hypothesized path model was tested that included person (concerns with violence victimization and attributions of drug abuse), situation (perceived responsiveness to drug crime), and environment-related predictors (perceived neighbourhood incivilities and awareness of neighbourhood substance abuse problems) of citizen participation. Findings suggest that individuals who perceived higher levels of neighbourhood incivilities tended to have higher levels of participation in substance abuse prevention activities. Interestingly, however, individuals with greater perceived neighbourhood substance abuse problems also tended to perceive that police were less responsive to drug crime in their neighbourhoods. Program developers and public health practitioners should consider the individuals' perception of the neighbourhood environment on citizen participation and include activities designed to address public perception of police responsiveness to crime.

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“…Botvin & Griffin, 2004) Therefore, coping skills (problem-focused, emotion-focused, avoidance-focused) and positive attitude to drugs are measured in both groups by the mentioned instruments before and after execution of the plan. The gathered data was analyzed using SPSS-21.…”

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Effectiveness of a Multidimensional Prevention Program on Reducing Substance Trends among Young People

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Life Skills Training: Empirical Findings and Future Directions

Cited by 310 publications

References 68 publications

Investigating Associations Between Perceived Parental Alcohol-Related Messages and College Student Drinking

Investigating Associations Between Perceived Parental Alcohol-Related Messages and College Student Drinking

Exploring the Predictors of Citizen Participation in Substance Abuse Prevention Activities

Effectiveness of a Multidimensional Prevention Program on Reducing Substance Trends among Young People

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