Do Girls Profit More? Gender-Specific Effectiveness of a Life Skills Program Against Alcohol Consumption in Early Adolescence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karina Weichold (0000-0002-8540-4973, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany, corresponding author), Anett Brambosch (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany), Rainer Κ Silbereisen (0000-0003-4128-6538, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 200-225 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0272431610384489 |
| OpenAlex | W2169365463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 30 |
This study investigated the effectiveness of a life skills program with regard to alcohol consumption, life skills, knowledge, and school bonding for young adolescents. The focus was on the moderating role of gender, based on the assumption that life skills programs may address specific needs of adolescent girls better than those of boys. The universal school-based life skills program IPSY (Information * Psychosocial competence = Protection) was implemented and evaluated over 3 years (longitudinal quasi-experimental design with four measurement points; N = 952, 10 years at T1). Results of (M)ANCOVAs revealed positive general program effects of IPSY on alcohol-related outcomes, life skills, knowledge, and school bonding. As expected, girls profited regarding knowledge of effective communication within groups and self-confidence, but not boys. In contrast, none of the other program effects was moderated by gender. Thus, the program, although lacking gender-specific components, worked well for both boys and girls during early adolescence
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Life skills · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Social skills · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |