فاعلية برنامج إرشادي للوقاية من تعاطي العقاقير الخطرة و المخدرات لدى طلبة كليات المجتمع المعرضين لخطر التعاطي

Abstract EN

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a counseling program for prevention from dangerous drugs and narcotics abuse for the Jordan Community College students in Jordan, based on surveying attitudes, practices and knowledge of students regarding drug abuse.

a survey sample of (600) students, (310) males, and (290) females, from Arab College, and Arab Community College in the second semester of the academic year 2006/2007, were chosen as a stratified random sample.

And then attitudes scale was applied on them.

The sample for the experimental study was chosen from the survey sample subjects, consisted of (64) students, half male and half female, who scored the highest scores of attitude towards dangerous drugs and narcotics scale.

Members of the study sample were randomly assigned into two groups of equally size and equally divided between males and females.

The experimental group received their prevention counseling program; and the control group, did not receive the program.

The counseling program was constructed for the purpose of this study, based on Cognitive-Behavioral Theory, was applied to the experimental group in twelve (75-90) minutes sessions once a week, and the three measures were then applied to both the experimental and control groups before, and immediately after termination of the program, and also after the follow-up a five-week period.

The modified post means and standard deviation were calculated for the pre and post degrees, and were clarified significant statistical differences between means through analysis of covariance and t- test for the correlated samples.

Results showed significant statistical differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) between the experimental and the control group at the post test in attitudes, practices and knowledge, the level of attitudes and practices decreased in favor of the experimental group, and their level of knowledge increased compared to the control group.

The follow-up measures also revealed long-term positive effects of the counseling program.

The results indicated that the gender of the students in the program, made no difference in the effectiveness of the program on the attitudes, and knowledge, but made difference on the practice scale.