Prevention profiles: Understanding youth who do not use substances

Johnson, Janet L.; Evers, Kerry E.; Paiva, Andrea L.; Marter, Deborah F. Van; Prochaska, James O.; Prochaska, Janice M.; Mauriello, Leanne M.; Cummins, Carol O.; Padula, Julie A.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.12.006

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“…Because age (OR = 1.35, 95% CI: 1.02-1.78), peer smoking (OR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.46-2.35), and gender (OR = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.22-0.81) were statistically significant and important a priori covariates, they were retained in all subsequent models run. However, because socioeconomic status was not significant (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 0.93-1.70), and a priori research has shown equivocal results on socioeconomic status being a risk, protective, or unrelated factor for tobacco use in Chinese adolescents (e.g., Johnson et al, 2006a;Gong et al, 1995;Hu et al, 1990;Pan, 2004;Sun and Ling, 1997;Zhu, Liu, Shelton, Liu, and Giovino, 1996), it was removed from subsequent models. …”

Section: Resilience Scalesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family and Personal Protective Factors Moderate the Effects of Adversity and Negative Disposition on Smoking Among Chinese Adolescents

Arpawong

Park

Chang

et al. 2010

Substance Use & Misuse

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Tobacco use among Chinese adolescents is increasing at approximately 80,000 new smokers per day. Assessing the causes for initiating tobacco use in China will be important in developing effective interventions and policies to stem rising prevalence rates. This study tested predictors of Resilience Theory in a sample of 602 Chinese adolescents. Results revealed that prior adversity, measured through school and family-related events, was significantly associated with increased smoking in females. Family factors (i.e., family cohesion, family adaptability, parental monitoring) and one personal factor (i.e., academic score) were associated with lower odds for smoking due to prior adversity and negative disposition.

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Section: Resilience Scalesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family and Personal Protective Factors Moderate the Effects of Adversity and Negative Disposition on Smoking Among Chinese Adolescents

Arpawong

Park

Chang

et al. 2010

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…Bee Quest materials were not evaluated for social cognitive learning because they are intended as interventions rather than learning per se , and social learning theories stop short of explaining the motivations for learning which are ultimately what prompt behavior change [21]. Similarly, the Transtheoretical Model focuses upon stages of change for risky or addictive behaviors for adults and adolescents, rather than taking a broader, ecological approach to understanding factors influencing lifestyle nutrition, which are youth-relevant behaviors not pertaining to addiction medicine [35]. …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth peers put the “invent” into NutriBee’s online intervention

Kohlstadt

Steeves

Rice

et al. 2015

Nutr J

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BackgroundEarly adolescents perceive peers as credible and relatable. Peers therefore have a unique conduit to engage early adolescents in positive health behaviors through nutrition learning such as that recommended by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM).PurposeWe developed an online, peer leader component to an existing in-person preventive nutrition intervention called NutriBee. We reasoned that youth ages 13–18 could create intervention materials that could remain engaging, credible and relatable to younger peers ages 10–12 online. Peer leaders could potentially derive health benefits from their service-learning experience.MethodsFrom 2013–2014 youth could apply online to relate a personal interest to nutrition, an opportunity promoted at NutriBee pilot sites and through social media. The peer leaders with diverse backgrounds honed original ideas into tangible projects with the support of adult subject-matter experts chosen by the youth. Nutrition expertise was provided by NutriBee staff who then also converted the youth-invented projects from various media into an online curriculum.Results19 of 27 (70%) of selected youth from 12 states and diverse backgrounds, created an online curriculum comprising 10% of NutriBee’s 20-hour intervention. All 19 online projects modeled 1 or more of NutriBee’s 10 positive health behaviors; 8 evoked the chemosenses; 6 conveyed food texture; and 13 provided social context. Peer leaders perceived career advancement and service learning benefits. The dose, pedagogic approach, and project content align with the IOM recommendation.ConclusionsYouth created intervention materials which communicate positive health behaviors online in ways peers can adopt. In a customarily sight-sound digital platform, youth leveraged the senses of smell, taste and touch and social context important for food selection. Peer leaders derived health benefit, as indirectly assessed by IOM criteria.

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“…One very important undertaking would be to prevent adolescents from experimenting with cigarettes in order to help and keep them in the precontemplation stage of acquisition for a longer period of time. Therefore, as other authors have proposed, the goal of a tailored intervention would be to develop unique materials appropriate for each stage to avoid the progression to the next stage of addiction [12,16]. On the other hand, the transtheoretical model of change for tobacco acquisition has a number of problems, such as spurious cut-off points between the various stages.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%