Explain the protective factors that can reduce alcohol-related harm among Australian youth. (5 marks)
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*PEEL – Solution is structured using an adjusted PEEL method to show cause and effect: [P] State the cause/factor [E] Show how it causes the effect [Ev] Evidence demonstrating why/how [L] Reinforce the causal relationship.
- [P] Personal skills like assertiveness and decision-making protect youth from alcohol harm.
- [E] This occurs because these skills enable young people to refuse drinks and resist peer pressure.
- [Ev] Research shows teens with assertiveness training are much less likely to binge drink at parties.
- [L] Therefore, strong personal skills create self-protection against risky drinking.
- [P] Community alcohol-free venues and events reduce youth drinking.
- [E] This works by providing alternative social spaces where teens can have fun without alcohol.
- [Ev] Youth centres with late-night programs report that participants exhibit significantly lower underage drinking rates.
- [L] This demonstrates why safe community spaces effectively prevent alcohol-related harm.
- [P] Positive family role-modelling protects adolescents from alcohol misuse.
- [E] The reason for this is that parents who drink responsibly teach healthy attitudes through example.
- [Ev] Research shows that teens whose parents set clear alcohol rules have fewer drinking incidents.
- [L] This relationship results in family influence creating lasting protective behaviours against alcohol harm.
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*PEEL – Solution is structured using an adjusted PEEL method to show cause and effect: [P] State the cause/factor [E] Show how it causes the effect [Ev] Evidence demonstrating why/how [L] Reinforce the causal relationship.
- [P] Personal skills like assertiveness and decision-making protect youth from alcohol harm.
- [E] This occurs because these skills enable young people to refuse drinks and resist peer pressure.
- [Ev] Research shows teens with assertiveness training are much less likely to binge drink at parties.
- [L] Therefore, strong personal skills create self-protection against risky drinking.
- [P] Community alcohol-free venues and events reduce youth drinking.
- [E] This works by providing alternative social spaces where teens can have fun without alcohol.
- [Ev] Youth centres with late-night programs report that participants exhibit significantly lower underage drinking rates.
- [L] This demonstrates why safe community spaces effectively prevent alcohol-related harm.
- [P] Positive family role-modelling protects adolescents from alcohol misuse.
- [E] The reason for this is that parents who drink responsibly teach healthy attitudes through example.
- [Ev] Research shows that teens whose parents set clear alcohol rules have fewer drinking incidents.
- [L] This relationship results in family influence creating lasting protective behaviours against alcohol harm.