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Author | Quek, L., H.; White, A.; Low, C.; Brown, J.; Dalton, N.; Dow, D.; Connor, J., P. | |
Title | Good choices, great future: An applied theatre prevention program to reduce alcohol‐related risky behaviours during Schoolies. | |
Reference | Quek, L. H., White, A., Low, C., Brown, J., Dalton, N., Dow, D., & Connor, J. P. (2012). Good choices, great future: an applied theatre prevention program to reduce alcohol‐related risky behaviours during Schoolies. Drug and Alcohol Review, 31(7), 897-902. |
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Link to article | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00453.x |
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Abstract | Introduction and Aims. The contextual and temporal factors of post‐school celebratory events (‘Schoolies’) place young people at elevated risk of excessive drinking compared with other social occasions. This study investigates the impact of an applied theatre prevention program ‘Choices’ in reducing the risk of drinking and other risk behaviours during Schoolies celebrations. Design and Methods. Choices was delivered in the last term of Year 12 across 28 North Queensland schools. A total of 352 school leavers (43.1% male, mean age = 17.14 years) completed a questionnaire at Whitsunday Schoolies, Queensland, Australia on 23–24 November 2010. Nearly 49% of respondents had attended Choices. The survey included measures of alcohol use, illicit drug use and associated problems during Schoolies and a month prior to Schoolies . Results. After controlling for gender and pre‐Schoolies drinking, school leavers who attended Choices were significantly less likely to report illicit drug use (OR = 0.51, P |
This study investigates the impact of an applied theatre prevention program Choices in reducing the risk of drinking and other risk behaviours during Schoolies celebrations. implementations of education programs require coordinated efforts from schools community organisations and schoolies organisers and thus are often difficult to implement. discussion this study provides data on the potential utility of an applied theatre prevention program on reducing alcohol-related risk behaviours during schoolies. these results may also reflect the nature of schoolies as a celebratory event associated with alcohol consumption. combined with the fact that many schoolies attendees have only recently become legally able to drink alcohol the potency of the choices prevention program upon alcohol consumption may have been reduced.