WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUUT YOUTH ANTI-DRINKING PROGRAMS?

This study examined assumptions and premises underlying operating programs to prevent youth from driving while intoxicated (DWI). Results from program reviews and 12 site visits suggest a move is occurring toward multicomponent programs addressing multiple levels of social, psychological, and structural influence on drinking and driving. It is concluded that despite these trends, programs generally lacked a strong theoretical base and tended to view problems as located within the individual. Few programs provided adequate evaluations of their activities. Positive program features included staff dedication, energy, commitment to reducing DWI risk, and resourcefulness in gaining community support.

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Vegega, M E
  • KLITZNER, M D
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 203-217
• Serial:
  • Evaluation and Program Planning
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0149-7189
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01497189

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Alcoholic beverages; Countermeasures; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Evaluation; Teenage drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493937
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM