“Intervention Program Based on Self”: A Proposal for Improving the Addiction Prevention Program “Unplugged” through Self-Concept

Cédrine Bourduge, Georges Brousse, Florence Morel, Bruno Pereira, Céline Lambert, Marie Izaute and Frédérique Teissedre
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Cédrine Bourduge: Université Clermont Auvergne, LAPSCO, CNRS, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Georges Brousse: Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Florence Morel: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Service d’addictologie et Pathologies Duelles, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Bruno Pereira: CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Unité de Biostatistiques (DRCI), F-63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Céline Lambert: CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Unité de Biostatistiques (DRCI), F-63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Marie Izaute: Université Clermont Auvergne, LAPSCO, CNRS, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Frédérique Teissedre: Université Clermont Auvergne, LAPSCO, CNRS, Institut Pascal, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: The “Intervention Program based on Self” (IPSELF) project was created to address the gap between the acquisition of life skills during prevention programs and their application with a session for developing one’s self-concept included in the European program “Unplugged”. The present study evaluated its effectiveness. A total of 157 middle school students (94 girls, 63 boys, M AGE = 12.89, SD = 0.45) from three schools in France participated in this study. The participants attended one of two programs (Unplugged/IPSELF). The effectiveness of the IPSELF add-on session was measured with the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, and the differences between the two programs was measured with the prototype willingness model. Adolescents in IPSELF rated the typical nonsmoker and cannabis nonsmoker more favorably, and the typical drinker less favorably. They felt more different from the typical smoker and drinker after participation in IPSELF. More alcohol experimenters were observed in Unplugged. The knowledge gained in IPSELF appeared to help adolescents more than that gained in Unplugged to change their smoking behavior. Furthermore, IPSELF had a more beneficial effect for girls, who felt that they had gained more control over their alcohol and cannabis use than boys, whereas Unplugged had a more positive effect on boys, who gained better control over their consumption. Moreover, the girls felt that they had gained more knowledge about the substances discussed in IPSELF than in Unplugged. We therefore recommend the use of IPSELF especially with female audiences.

Keywords: self-concept; prevention; unplugged; adolescents; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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