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Citation

Komro KA, Perry CL, Murray DM, Veblen-Mortenson S, Williams CL, Anstine PS. J. Sch. Health 1996; 66(9): 328-334.

Affiliation

University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Minneapolis 55454-1015, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American School Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8959592

Abstract

The Project Northland peer participation program tested the feasibility of involving students in the planning and promotion of alcohol-free social activities for their peers and to determine whether such participation was associated with reduced alcohol use. The peer program was offered in 20 northeastern Minnesota schools when the study cohort was in seventh grade; students completed a survey in the beginning of sixth grade and at the end of sixth grade and seventh grade. Nearly 50% of the study cohort participated in the program. At the end of seventh grade, after controlling for confounders, an association was observed between student involvement with planning activities and a lower rate of alcohol use. This association was strongest among students who had reported alcohol use at the beginning of sixth grade. This cohort study suggests adolescent involvement in planning their own alcohol-free activities may be an efficacious strategy to prevent or reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among youth. Future studies are warranted to evaluate this association using experimental research designs.


Language: en

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