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Peer reviewedWeiss, Shoshana; Moore, Michael – Journal of Drug Education, 1992
Surveyed 553 Jewish, Moslem, and Christian teachers concerning their perceptions of alcoholism. Found differences in perception of alcoholism among teachers of different religions, educational levels, gender, and drinking practices. Found no differences among teachers of different ages or among those working in different types of schools.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, Drinking, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedWeiss, Shoshana; Moore, Michael – Journal of Drug Education, 1991
Investigated alcohol drinking habits of Jewish high school students from Kibbutzim and urban areas in Israel. Kibbutzim subjects (n=572) included 435 Kibbutzim-born students and 137 outsiders living in Kibbutzim. Kibbutzim-born youth showed highest rates of involvement with alcohol in Israel, and striking difference concerning rates of alcohol…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Peer reviewedBarnea, Zipora; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1993
Examined hypothesis that use of psychoactive substances is strongly associated with social deviance. Investigated patterns of alcohol and drug use among 97 juvenile delinquents, 184 detached youth, and 8,151 high school students in Israel. Results clearly indicated that psychoactive substance use was concentrated among Israeli groups of deviant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Delinquency
Peer reviewedWeiss, Shoshana – Journal of Drug Education, 1999
Explores the attitudes of adolescents (N=2,186) of four religions in the north of Israel toward eight alcohol measures. Findings indicate that the majority of the respondents tend to enhance alcohol control measures and driving issues, but only about a third tend to enhance alcohol control measures in the other domains. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Advertising, Age, Arabs, Christianity
Peer reviewedWeiss, Shoshana; Moore, Michael – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Surveyed drinking habits among 520 Israeli high school sophomores and seniors from seven schools. Revealed link between use of alcohol, hashish, and cigarettes and link between alcohol use of student, family, and friends. Found gender differences, grade level differences, and differences between religious and secular schools. Evaluated…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Drinking, Family Role, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedIsralowitz, Richard E; Anson, Jon – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Examined kibbutz youth alcohol patterns and problems. Administered questionnaire on consumption and consequences of alcohol use to 54 high school-aged youth from Israeli kibbutz. Found that 69 percent of respondents reported using alcohol, with higher proportion of females than males saying they drank. Comparison with other studies showed that…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Peer reviewedWeiss, Shoshana – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1995
Reports on the knowledge of Israeli high school students about the strength of seven different types of alcoholic beverages. Low rates of correct responses were found, especially among females. The strength of distilled spirits was more accurately estimated and that of light beer less accurately estimated. Implications for prevention are…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Community Programs, Drinking
