Peer Helping/Involvement: An Efficacious Way to Meet the Challenge of Reducing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Among Youth?.

Black, David R.; Tobler, Nancy S.; Sciacca, John P.

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ERIC Number: EJ565838

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Peer Helping/Involvement: An Efficacious Way to Meet the Challenge of Reducing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Among Youth?

Black, David R.; Tobler, Nancy S.; Sciacca, John P.

Journal of School Health, v68 n3 p87-93 Mar 1998

Reviews peer-led substance-abuse prevention programs for middle school youth to determine whether they are efficacious in minimizing substance use. A meta-analysis of 120 studies examined program features and effectiveness. Results indicated that interactive peer interventions for middle school students were statistically superior to non-interactive, didactic lecture programs led by teachers/researchers. (Author/SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Comprehensive School Health Education, Interaction, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Relationship, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Peer Teaching, Program Effectiveness, Smoking, Student Behavior, Substance Abuse, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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