Child Health Nurs Res.  2017 Jan;23(1):19-27. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.1.19.

Contents Analysis of Addiction Prevention in Middle School Textbooks

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Muan, Korea.
  • 2Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. chr@wku.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to analyze addiction prevention related content shown in middle school text books.
METHODS
Using a combination of the terms "addiction", "drug", "medicine", "personal preference", "smoking", "drinking", "sex", "misuse" or "abuse" as key words, the researchers screened the table of contents of 23 randomly selected middle school textbooks from the 2009 curriculum. Finally 13 textbooks (physical education=10, health=3) were selected for this study, and analyzed using Krippendorff's contents analysis.
RESULTS
Through indepth discussion and investigation of the relevant textbooks, content related to addiction prevention included material addiction (77.8%) and behavioral addiction (22.2%). The construction of addiction prevention in middle school textbooks included understanding addiction, rejection of peer temptation, and empowerment of self-control.
CONCLUSION
When developing an intervention for addiction prevention that targets middle school students, education with accurate addiction information must be considered so that the students have the correct knowledge about addiction and addiction prevention. Additionally, the ability to reject peer temptation when invited to act upon related addiction behaviors should be treated seriously. The empowerment of self-control is also important, and can be promoted through strengthening self-regulation competence.

Keyword

Adolescents; Alcohol addiction; Drug addiction; Review literature; Textbooks

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Alcoholism
Curriculum
Education
Humans
Mental Competency
Power (Psychology)
Self-Control
Substance-Related Disorders
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