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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2006): |
Ways to say no: refusal skill strategies among urban adolescents.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To examine associations among adolescents' generated verbal strategies (ie, Simple No, Declarative Statements, Excuse, Alternatives) and underlying nonverbal assertiveness in 2 refusal situations:
smoking and shoplifting.
METHODS:
Sixth-grade urban minority students (N = 454) participated in videotaped role-play assessments of peer refusal skills.
RESULTS:
Differences were found by situation with students demonstrating greater use of Simple No in the smoking refusal and Alternatives in the shoplifting refusal. Nonverbal assertiveness was similar across situations and was associated with Declarative Statements, but only in the smoking refusal.
CONCLUSIONS:
Prevention programs should tailor refusal skills practice to cover multiple situations.
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Author information
Author/s: Nichols, Tracy R (TR); Graber, Julia A (JA); Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne (J); Botvin, Gilbert J (GJ);
Affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 411 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. trdiaz(-atsign-)med.cornell.edu
Grants: 5P50 DA 07656 (Agency:NIDA NIH HHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Journal: American journal of health behavior (Am J Health Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2006 May-Jun; vol 30 (issue 3) : pp 227-36
Dates: Created 2006/05/22; Completed 2006/07/03; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 16712437, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)
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