Psychosocial Domains


A significant "generation" of ATOD prevention research used information drawn from psychology as the foundation for prevention programs. This approach typically used cognitive, affective, social, behavioral, and normative models to create prevention strategies that would meet various psychosocial needs and criteria.

A table from Tinzmann and Hixson (1992) outlines several major psychosocial approaches to ATOD prevention as well as their underlying premises, strategies, and effectiveness:

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