TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of the North Carolina Risk Reduction Program for Smoking and Alcohol
AU - Dignan, Mark B.
AU - Block, Geoffrey D.
AU - Steckler, Allan
AU - Cosby, Meredith
PY - 1985/3
Y1 - 1985/3
N2 - Seventh grade students in two school systems in rural North Carolina were subjects for a program designed to reduce health risks associated with use/abuse of tobacco and alcohol. One school system was located in the central area of the state, and the other in the western mountains. Both groups were assessed before and after introduction of novel teaching programs dealing with alcohol and tobacco. Knowledge about smoking and alcohol increased in both sites (p < .05). Attitudes toward alcohol did not change. Attitudes toward smoking eroded in both sites, with attitudes at one site showing a severe erosion (p < .05). Smoking education in these communities may have conflicted strongly with ambient attitudes toward smoking, eliciting a “boomerang” effect. 1985 American School Health Association
AB - Seventh grade students in two school systems in rural North Carolina were subjects for a program designed to reduce health risks associated with use/abuse of tobacco and alcohol. One school system was located in the central area of the state, and the other in the western mountains. Both groups were assessed before and after introduction of novel teaching programs dealing with alcohol and tobacco. Knowledge about smoking and alcohol increased in both sites (p < .05). Attitudes toward alcohol did not change. Attitudes toward smoking eroded in both sites, with attitudes at one site showing a severe erosion (p < .05). Smoking education in these communities may have conflicted strongly with ambient attitudes toward smoking, eliciting a “boomerang” effect. 1985 American School Health Association
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1985.tb04090.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1985.tb04090.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3845255
AN - SCOPUS:0022035877
SN - 0022-4391
VL - 55
SP - 103
EP - 106
JO - Journal of School Health
JF - Journal of School Health
IS - 3
ER -