VIDEO ALCOHOL EDUCATION FOR NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES

THIS PHASE I STUDY WILL DEVELOP AND PILOT TEST A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, THEORY-BASED VIDEOTAPE CURRICULUM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES TO HELP THEIR ADOLESCENT MEMBERS AVOID ALCOHOL ABUSE. FIRST, A WRITTEN CURRICULUM AND A SHOOTING SCRIPT FOR FAMILY-BASED ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. NEXT, THREE VIDEOTAPES OF THAT CURRICULUM WILL BE PRODUCED. FINALLY, THE STUDY WILL TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF THE VIDEOTAPE INTERVENTION THROUGH PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION MEASURES ADMINISTERED WITH A SAMPLE OF NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES. IF VIDEOTAPE INTERVENTION APPEARS FEASIBLE IN THE PHASE I STUDY, THE INVESTIGATORS WILL MOVE THE RESEARCH INTO PHASE II FOR LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING. SUBSEQUENTLY, VIDEOTAPE CASSETTES WILL BE PREPARED FOR DISSEMINATION. THELONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO PRODUCE AN INEXPENSIVE, EFFICACIOUS, AND ATTRACTIVE INTERVENTION TO HELP NATIVE AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS AVOID ALCOHOL ABUSE THROUGHFAMILY-BASED INTERVENTION.