title: [Development and Effects of a Drinking Prevention Program for Preschool Children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of the program to promote drinking knowledge, attitudes, and coping behavior in preschool children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was conducted. The participants were 123 five year old children from G city. They were assigned to the experimental group (n=77) or the control group (n=46). A pretest and posttest were conducted to measure main variables. For the experimental group, the drinking prevention program was given for 6 weeks. Data were analyzed using χ²-test, t-test, and ANCOVA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the intervention, preschool children in the experimental group reported significant differences in drinking knowledge (F=9.25, p=.003), drinking attitudes (F=19.57, p<.001), and coping behavior (F=16.38, p<.001) compared to preschool children in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study indicate that a drinking prevention program for preschool children is effective in increasing drinking knowledge, attitudes, and coping behavior. This drinking prevention program is recommended as an effective intervention for preschool age children to postpone an early introduction to drinking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Gwangju University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Younkyoung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Chosun Nursing College, Gwangju, Korea. ljm2696@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Chong Mi
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Alcohol drinking; Preschool child; Program development