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dc.contributor.authorStrøm, Henriette Kyrrestad
dc.contributor.authorAdolfsen, Frode
dc.contributor.authorHandegård, Bjørn Helge
dc.contributor.authorNatvig, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorEisemann, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMartinussen, Monica
dc.contributor.authorKoposov, Roman A
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-22T11:45:55Z
dc.date.available2015-05-22T11:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-09
dc.description.abstractBackground: The effectiveness of the universal school-based alcohol prevention program “Unge & Rus” [Youth & Alcohol] was tested by an independent research group. The program aims to prevent alcohol use and to change adolescents’ alcohol-related attitudes. The main outcome measure was frequency of monthly alcohol use, favorable alcohol attitudes, perceived behavioral control (PBC), positive alcohol expectancy and alcohol-related knowledge.<p> <p>Methods: Junior high school students (N = 2,020) with a mean age of 13.5 years participated in this longitudinal pre, post and one-year follow-up study with a quasi-experimental design, involving an intervention group and a comparison group recruited from 41 junior high schools in Norway. Multilevel analysis was used to account for the repeated observations (level 1) nested within students (level 2) who in turn were clustered within school classes (level 3).<p> <p>Results: Results showed an increased level of alcohol-related knowledge in the intervention group (p < .005) as compared to the comparison group at one-year follow-up. However, no significant difference in change was found between the intervention group and the comparison group in frequency of monthly alcohol use, alcohol-related attitudes, PBC or alcohol expectancy at one-year follow-up.<p> <p>Conclusions: This study offers adequate data on the effectiveness of a school-based alcohol prevention program widely implemented in Norway. Under its current method of implementation, use of the program cannot be supported over the use of standard alcohol curriculum within schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStrøm, H.K., Adolfsen, F., Handegård, B.H. et al. Preventing alcohol use with a universal school-based intervention: results from an effectiveness study. BMC Public Health 15, 337 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1704-7en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1238312
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-015-1704-7
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/7690
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7277
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.relation.ispartofStrøm, H.K. (2015). Effectiveness of school-based alcohol preventive interventions for adolescents (Doctoral thesis). <a href= https://hdl.handle.net/10037/31515>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/31515</a>.
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800en_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectAlcoholen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectEffectivenessen_US
dc.subjectMultilevel analysisen_US
dc.titlePreventing Alcohol Use with a Universal School-Based Intervention: Results from an Effectiveness Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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