The Impact of the Substance Abuse Prevention Program using the S.E.C.U.R.E. Model on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in the Prevention of Substance Addiction among Elementary School Students
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elementary school students, substance addiction, substance addiction preventionAbstract
The problem of drug addiction has been a serious threat in Thai society for a long time. The purpose of this research is to study the effectiveness of the S.E.C.U.R.E. Model-based prevention program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in preventing substance abuse in the post-experiment phase between the experimental and control groups, using experimental research. The sample group consisted of 60 primary school students, randomly divided into an experimental group of 30 and a control group of 30, using group randomization. The research tools included basic information questionnaires, assessments of knowledge in substance abuse prevention, assessments of attitudes towards substance abuse prevention, assessments of behaviors in substance abuse prevention, and the substance abuse prevention program using the S.E.C.U.R.E. model. Data were analyzed using the analysis of variance and covariance. The study found that after the experiment, students in the experimental group had significantly higher knowledge and attitudes towards substance abuse prevention than students in the control group at a significance level of .05. However, there was no significant difference in the behavior of substance abuse prevention between the experimental and control groups at a significance level of .05. This S.E.C.U.R.E. Model substance abuse prevention program can be applied by organizations and individuals working with drug addiction prevention in children and adolescents to suit the nature of learning and context in the area.
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