PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES USE PREVENTION AMONG STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH

Author(s): Vorobyeva I.V., Kruzhkova O.V.

Rubric: Methods and technologies of training and education

DOI: 10.21777/2500-2112-2022-3-33-40

Release: 2022-3 (40)

Pages: 33-40

Keywords: psychoactive substances, prevention, educational organization, underage students, environmental approach, educational environment, environmental factors

Annotation: The purpose of this study was the analysis of Russian and foreign studies to identify environmental risk factors that provoke the spread and formation of addictive behaviors in juvenile students. The subject of the study was the environmental approach in the prevention of the psychoactive substances use by minors in an educational organization. In order to obtain the stated results, a search and selection of scientific publications congruent to the problems was carried out in two scientometric databases (eLibrary – 29 publications, ScienseDirect – 7679 publications). Based on the theoretical analysis of the selected sources, 3 groups of environmental factors that have a potential impact about the educational environment were described. Thus, a permanent influence on a person’s choice of an addictive behavior model is exerted by the residence territory and the area specifics of human activity, the presence of landscaping and elements of the natural environment, the social environment and involvement in prosocial interaction. Thus, the implementation of an environmental approach in the preventive activities of an educational organization seems promising, and the development of an ecopsychological educational environment significantly enhances the effectiveness of any measures aimed at psychoactive substances use prevention among minors.

Bibliography: Vorobyeva I.V., Kruzhkova O.V. PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES USE PREVENTION AMONG STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH // Education Resources and Technologies. – 2022. – № 3 (40). – С. 33-40. doi: 10.21777/2500-2112-2022-3-33-40