Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial

Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial

Phone

(800) 826-4539 or (336) 766-3940

William Hansen, Ph.D.

Fax

(336) 778-0443

Tanglewood Research, Inc.

Website

www.tanglewood.net

P.O. Box 1772

 

 

Clemmons, NC 27012

 

 

Program Description

 Focus Area

Age Group

 

Substance Abuse Prevention

Elementary

 

Middle School

7th, and 8th Grades

Research Description

Outcomes

  • higher refusal skills
  • lowered alcohol use

 

Most effective with students who indicated before the program that it was not acceptable to drink.


Research Category

1

Large Scale, Externally Reviewed Research

Design

Quasi Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

Yes

1995,1994,1991. Four waves of longitudinal data were analyzed.

Sample Size

>50

Total Schools=130; Total Students=11,995 in experimental and control groups for the 1995 study

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Self-report survey

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

Yes

Health Psychology, 1995

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.