Drug refusal behavior: the relative efficacy of skills-based and information-based treatment.
Examined the impact of two treatment strategies on children's drug refusal skills and drug-related information. Fifty-seven third graders were randomly assigned to one of three groups: rehearsal-plus, general information, and control. Children in the rehearsal-plus group were taught drug knowledge, assertiveness skills, decision-making skills, rationale and specific drug refusal skills in the context of a skills-based strategy. At a more global level, the general information group targeted all of the same components with the exception of rationale. Results indicated that children in the skills-based strategy (rehearsal-plus) showed significant improvement in behavioral skills, decision-making, and rationale, while children in the information/education-based strategy (general information) improved most on the measure of general knowledge. At follow-up, gains were generally maintained.
Corbin
S K
SK
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg.
Jones
R T
RT
Schulman
R S
RS
D001242:Assertiveness; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012919:Social Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs