NCJ Number
126983
Journal
Journal of Drug Education Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Dated: (1990) Pages: 127-138
Date Published
1990
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This paper describes a study evaluating the short-term outcomes of the "I'm Special" (ISP) drug abuse prevention and education program to develop a conceptual link between the observed long-term and short-term outcomes. Students in the third grade at the Charlotte Mecklenburg public schools in Charlotte, N.C. were evaluated with the Self-Concept Attitudinal (SCAT) Inventory.
Abstract
The results of the study show that the ISP generates positive changes in six attitudinal dimensions on the SCAT Inventory; Student-teacher relationship; self-esteem, attitude toward school; basic social values; advanced social values; and the perception of family cohesiveness closely relate to student performance at school. Of the six scales, four are statistically significant at the .05 level. These data indicate that the ISP is capable of generating significant change in positive attitudes over four months between pre- and posttests. These findings are in agreement with conclusions from the longitudinal study which demonstrated that drug use and other problem student behaviors were significantly lower in the ISP participants than in non-participants in the program. 4 tables and 26 references (Author abstract modified)