title: The theoretical model of the school-based prevention programme Unplugged.
abstract: Unplugged is a school-based prevention programme designed and tested in the EU-Dap trial. The programme consists of 12 units delivered by class teachers to adolescents 12-14 years old. It is a strongly interactive programme including a training of personal and social skills with a specific focus on normative beliefs. The aim of this work is to define the theoretical model of the program, the contribution of the theories to the units, and the targeted mediators. The programme integrates several theories: Social Learning, Social Norms, Health Belief, theory of Reasoned Action-Attitude, and Problem Behaviour theory. Every theory contributes to the development of the units' contents, with specific weights. Knowledge, risk perception, attitudes towards drugs, normative beliefs, critical and creative thinking, relationship skills, communication skills, assertiveness, refusal skills, ability to manage emotions and to cope with stress, empathy, problem solving and decision making skills are the targeted mediators of the program.
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Centre for Drug Addiction Epidemiology, ASLTO3, Italy.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vadrucci
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Centre for Drug Addiction Epidemiology, ASLTO3, Italy federica.vignataglianti@unito.it.|Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Vigna-Taglianti
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Education and Social Work, University College Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Kreeft
authors.affiliation: Pyxida, Drug Abuse Prevention and Health Promotion Centre, Greece.
authors.forename: Maro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vassara
authors.affiliation: Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scatigna
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medicine, Avogadro University, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faggiano
authors.affiliation: EMCDDA, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burkhart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003479:Curriculum; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010379:Peer Group; D012572:School Health Services; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D066107:Social Skills; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: adolescents; alcohol; behaviour change; drugs; evaluation; prevention; school setting; theory/models; tobacco