- Title
- A systematic review of alcohol education programs for young people : do these programs change behavior?
- Creator
- Calverley, Hannah; Petrass, Lauren; Blitvich, Jennifer
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/176659
- Identifier
- vital:15141
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyaa049
- Identifier
- ISBN:1465-3648 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Numerous education programs have addressed young peoples' alcohol use. To date, no peer-reviewed publication has evaluated the effectiveness of such programs delivered across a range of contexts to change alcohol-related behaviors, attitudes and/or knowledge. This systematic review aimed to identify alcohol education programs addressing young people, and determine whether they changed alcohol-related behavior, knowledge and attitudes; and, ascertain components of successful programs. Studies were identified, guided by the PRISMA review process, from the earliest records until June 2020. Included studies (N = 70) comprised an alcohol education program which focused on young people (15-24 years). Forty programs reported behavior changes, and these programs were the highest quality. Others impacted attitudes and/or knowledge only (n = 12); or reported no impacts (n = 17). Recent programs were more likely than older programs to feature online delivery and report behavior changes. To enhance alcohol education, future programs should include the identified quality criteria, alongside process and long-term outcome evaluations, to better monitor effectiveness. Findings indicated some education programs have capacity to positively change alcohol-related behavior; however, outcome consistency varied even in high-quality programs. Alcohol education programs should be designed alongside health education/promotion models and best-practice recommendations, to improve the likelihood of desirable behavior-related outcomes. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Relation
- Health education research Vol. 36, no. 1 (2021), p. 87-99
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright @ The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
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