Veprentsova. [Features of the impact of older adolescents on the effectiveness of primary prevention of the use of psychoactive substances by younger adolescents (based on socio-psychological training): Abstract abstract]

Abstract:
Author distinguishes a problem of psychoactive substance use among junior teenagers and offers an innovative training approach. Teenager personal features, which often determine drug use are discovered: high level of eternal and school anxiety, aggressiveness, inadequate self-esteem, self doubt, conformism, ect. Need to work with such problems rise a question about an efficient approach. Author claims that older teenager's engagement as co-host during training can rise training efficiency. Co-host are supposed to possess personal qualities as: high status among peers, law level of anxiety, closeness and emotional fluctuation, communicative competence, empathy and others.