Komro K A, Perry C L, Murray D M, Veblen-Mortenson S, Williams C L, Anstine P S
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Minneapolis 55454-1015, USA.
J Sch Health. 1996 Nov;66(9):328-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1996.tb03413.x.
The Project Northland peer participation program tested the feasibility of involving students in the planning and promotion of alcohol-free social activities for their peers and to determine whether such participation was associated with reduced alcohol use. The peer program was offered in 20 northeastern Minnesota schools when the study cohort was in seventh grade; students completed a survey in the beginning of sixth grade and at the end of sixth grade and seventh grade. Nearly 50% of the study cohort participated in the program. At the end of seventh grade, after controlling for confounders, an association was observed between student involvement with planning activities and a lower rate of alcohol use. This association was strongest among students who had reported alcohol use at the beginning of sixth grade. This cohort study suggests adolescent involvement in planning their own alcohol-free activities may be an efficacious strategy to prevent or reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among youth. Future studies are warranted to evaluate this association using experimental research designs.
“北国计划”同伴参与项目测试了让学生参与为同龄人策划和推广无酒精社交活动的可行性，并确定这种参与是否与酒精使用减少有关。当研究队列处于七年级时，在明尼苏达州东北部的20所学校开展了同伴项目；学生们在六年级开始时、六年级结束时以及七年级结束时完成了一项调查。近50%的研究队列参与了该项目。在七年级结束时，在控制了混杂因素后，观察到学生参与策划活动与较低的酒精使用率之间存在关联。这种关联在六年级开始时报告有饮酒行为的学生中最为明显。这项队列研究表明，青少年参与策划自己的无酒精活动可能是预防或降低青少年酒精使用流行率的有效策略。有必要开展未来研究，使用实验性研究设计来评估这种关联。
