Title
A Four-Stage Method for Developing Early Interventions for Alcohol Among Aboriginal Adolescents
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Volume
8
Journal
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
First Page
296
Last Page
309
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1007/s11469-009-9240-2
Abstract
This paper details a four-stage methodology for developing early alcohol interventions for at-risk Aboriginal youth. Stage 1 was an integrative approach to Aboriginal education that upholds Aboriginal traditional wisdom supporting respectful relationships to the Creator, to the land and to each other. Stage 2 used quantitative methods to investigate associations between personality risk factors and risky drinking motives. Stage 3 used qualitative interviews to further understand the contexts and circumstances surrounding drinking behaviour within a larger cultural context. Stage 3 involved tailoring personality- matched, motive-specific brief interventions to meet at-risk adolescents’ needs. Stage 4 involved an efficacy test of the interventions. This novel methodology has significance for future program development to meet diverse social, cultural and health needs of at-risk adolescents.
