An Evaluation of the Small Group Norms Challenging Model: Changing Substance Use Misperceptions in Five Urban High Schools.

Autor/inn/en	Ott, Carol H.; Doyle, Lynn H.
Titel	An Evaluation of the Small Group Norms Challenging Model: Changing Substance Use Misperceptions in Five Urban High Schools.
Quelle	In: High school journal, 88 (2005) 3, S. 45-55 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1498; 1534-5157
Schlagwörter	Evaluation; Abweichendes Verhalten; Schlussfolgerung; Soziale Norm; Abweichendes Verhalten; Kontrolle; Lehrer; Schüler; Stadt; Evaluation; Soziale Norm; Kleingruppe; Norm; High School; Lehrer; Schüler; Peer Group; Kleingruppe; Stadt; Norm; Kontrolle
Abstract	According to social norms theory, when high school students overestimate the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) by their peers, they tend to use more themselves. The purpose of this study was to determine whether these over estimations (misperceptions) could be corrected through a similar age peer-to-peer interactive social norms approach based on the Small Groups Social Norms-Challenging Model. The sample included 414 adolescents in health classes in five urban high schools. Baseline data were retrieved from the school district's Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS). Perception change was measured with items adapted from the YRBS. Results indicate a significant decrease in misperceptions from pretest to posttest. Student responses to open-ended questions indicate increased awareness of ATOD issues, positive plans for behavioral change, and positive program evaluation. Implications for use of the social norms approach is presented for high school teachers and administrators. (By publisher).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2008/1