This project assesses the possibility of developing interactive videodisks to teach adolescents refusal skills to deal with pressures to use alcohol. Using an already-produced experimental linear videotape, Phase I activities will include the identification of specific educational objectives, production of a flow chart of the entire program, and assessment of the acceptability of such a program to teachers and students. Development and evaluation activities will also be developed and tested. Potential markets will be identified and assessed.
Anticipated Results:Refusal or resistance skills are of critical importance in the prevention of many health problems. If videodisk-assisted instruction is effective in improving these skills, there would be wide applications in schools, and in social and treatment agencies. The likelihood that this technology would be effective with different ages and different health problems would further commercial applications.National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism (NIAAA)
