Developmental trajectories of adolescent risky drinking: predictors from the Drug Education in Victoria Schools (DEVS) study. Issue 4 (3rd September 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Developmental trajectories of adolescent risky drinking: predictors from the Drug Education in Victoria Schools (DEVS) study. Issue 4 (3rd September 2018)
- Main Title:
- Developmental trajectories of adolescent risky drinking: predictors from the Drug Education in Victoria Schools (DEVS) study
- Authors:
- Lester, Leanne
Midford, Richard
Foxcroft, David
Cahill, Helen - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: With alcohol misuse one of the leading causes of disability among young Australians, determination of potential predictors of risky drinking trajectories of young people is crucial. This study aimed to identify risky drinking trajectories from early to mid-adolescence and to determine if membership of a harm minimization intervention, alcohol knowledge, attitudes towards alcohol and prevalence of alcohol harms would predict trajectory group membership. Longitudinal data from 1746 students were used to identify alcohol consumption trajectory groups for both intervention and control students. Higher baseline knowledge predicted a higher, increasing, consumption trajectory for controls, whereas, safer attitudes at baseline were not associated with a higher, increasing trajectory. All other alcohol harms at baseline were strongly associated with higher consumption trajectories. The intervention group had fewer increasing trajectories and a lower level of consumption at the end of the programme, suggesting the drug education programme reduced the number of students who substantially increased their consumption over time, while at the same time reducing their level of consumption in relative terms. The consistency of better intervention student outcomes across all trajectories provides evidence that the drug education programme was influential with all types of student drinkers and is suitable for universal delivery.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of health promotion and education. Volume 56:Issue 4/5(2018)
- Journal:
- International journal of health promotion and education
- Issue:
- Volume 56:Issue 4/5(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 56, Issue 4/5 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 56
- Issue:
- 4/5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0056-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 181
- Page End:
- 194
- Publication Date:
- 2018-09-03
- Subjects:
- Alcohol abuse prevention -- risky drinking -- adolescents
Health education -- Periodicals
Health promotion -- Periodicals
Health behavior -- Periodicals
613.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhpe20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/14635240.2018.1478744 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1463-5240
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