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Adolescent protective behaviour to reduce drug and alcohol use, alcohol-related harm and interpersonal violence

Buckley, Lisa D., Sheehan, Mary C., & Chapman, Rebekah L. (2009) Adolescent protective behaviour to reduce drug and alcohol use, alcohol-related harm and interpersonal violence. Journal of Drug Education, 39(3), pp. 289-301.

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Abstract

Typically adolescents' friends are considered a risk factor for adolescent engagement in risk-taking. This study took a more novel approach, by examining adolescent friendship as a protective factor. In particular it investigated friends' potential to intervene to reduce risk-taking. 540 adolescents (mean age 13.47 years) were asked about their intention to intervene to reduce friends' alcohol, drug and alcohol-related harms and about psychosocial factors potentially associated with intervening. More than half indicated that they would intervene in friends' alcohol, drug use, alcohol-related harms and interpersonal violence. Intervening was associated with being female, having friends engage in overall less risk-taking and having greater school connectedness. The findings provide an important understanding of increasing adolescent protective behavior as a potential strategy to reduce alcohol and drug related harms.

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ID Code:	27313
Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional URLs:	Publisher
Keywords:	Adolescent, Protective Behaviour, Drug and Alcohol, Violence, Peer
ISSN:	0047-2379
Subjects:	Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (110000) > PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES (111700) > Preventive Medicine (111716) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (110000) > PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES (111700) > Health Promotion (111712) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES (170000) > PSYCHOLOGY (170100) > Developmental Psychology and Ageing (170102) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES (170000) > PSYCHOLOGY (170100) > Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology (170106)
Divisions:	Current > Research Centres > Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q) Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Health Current > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Current > Schools > School of Psychology & Counselling
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2009 Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.
Deposited On:	04 Dec 2009 09:07
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2012 20:52

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