University of Isfahan Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences 2251-7642 7 1 2017 07 23 Effectiveness of Four Preventive Methods on Attitudes toward Drug Abuse and Mental Health among High School Boys Effectiveness of Four Preventive Methods on Attitudes toward Drug Abuse and Mental Health among High School Boys 51 64 21762 10.22108/cbs.2017.21762 FA Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni Ph.D. student in Health and Social welfare, Social welfare management Reasearch Centere, University of Social Welfare and Rehabiliation Sciencies, Tehran, Iran. Majid Bahreini Boroujeni Ph. D. of Curriculum Development, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Sayed Ebrahim MirShah Jaafari Professor of Curriculum Development, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Kobra Sepehri Broujeni Assistant Professor of Religions and Mysticism, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran Journal Article 2013 08 24 Individuals’ intent to drug abuse, at least in the first time, is influenced by their attitude to drugs. Attitude amendment, especially in the young ages, is one of the well-known preventive strategies from addiction.  Present study examined the effects of four methods of prevention (training by life skills, films, posters & catalogs, and sending short messages) on changing attitude towards drug abuse and mental health among high school boys in Charmahal&Bakhtyari province. This research was aQuasi-experimental in which four experimentalgroupsincludedTraining by life skills, films,posters, catalogs and sending short messages and a control group were compared. About 511 students were selected of 4 training zones by a randomly multistage cluster sampling. Data analyzed by ANCOVA. Findings showed that Training by life skills and films among preventive methods had significant effects on young’s attitude towards addiction (p<0.05) compared to training by posters, catalogs and sending short messages by cell phone (p>0.05).Training by life skills and filmsalso had an effect onmental health promotion (p>0.05). It is suggested that all of education centers for Changing students' attitude towards drug abuse and mental health promotion, use active methods like life skills and showing films and observation. <br />  <br />  <br />  Individuals’ intent to drug abuse, at least in the first time, is influenced by their attitude to drugs. Attitude amendment, especially in the young ages, is one of the well-known preventive strategies from addiction.  Present study examined the effects of four methods of prevention (training by life skills, films, posters & catalogs, and sending short messages) on changing attitude towards drug abuse and mental health among high school boys in Charmahal&Bakhtyari province. This research was aQuasi-experimental in which four experimentalgroupsincludedTraining by life skills, films,posters, catalogs and sending short messages and a control group were compared. About 511 students were selected of 4 training zones by a randomly multistage cluster sampling. Data analyzed by ANCOVA. Findings showed that Training by life skills and films among preventive methods had significant effects on young’s attitude towards addiction (p<0.05) compared to training by posters, catalogs and sending short messages by cell phone (p>0.05).Training by life skills and filmsalso had an effect onmental health promotion (p>0.05). It is suggested that all of education centers for Changing students' attitude towards drug abuse and mental health promotion, use active methods like life skills and showing films and observation. <br />  <br />  <br />  https://cbs.ui.ac.ir/article_21762_c19ccb72bd0b4ea33a7672645cfbe397.pdf