Papers by Catherine Drane
Drug and alcohol review, 2021
INTRODUCTION 'Count your drinks' is a protective behavioural strategy (PBS) that has been... more INTRODUCTION 'Count your drinks' is a protective behavioural strategy (PBS) that has been found to be effective in reducing alcohol consumption. Previous research has shown that females, older people and low-risk drinkers are more likely to use this strategy, but little is known about the attitudinal factors associated with engaging in drink counting. This information is important for developing effective interventions to encourage use of this PBS. The aim of this paper was to assess whether the following attitudinal factors are associated with frequency of enactment of the 'Count your drinks' PBS: (i) perceived ease of use; (ii) perceived effectiveness; (iii) personal relevance; and (iv) believability. METHODS A total of 683 Australian drinkers completed an online survey assessing demographic variables, alcohol consumption, frequency of drink counting and attitudes to the 'Count your drinks' PBS. A hierarchical regression analysis was used to determine wheth...
It has become evident that extracurricular activities play a role in the development of realworld... more It has become evident that extracurricular activities play a role in the development of realworld skills and aid in the connection of young people to the society in which they live. The concurrent changes in the individual and their social environment, along with the transitional nature of adolescence, make adolescence ideal for studying developmental experiences. Sports have been identified as contexts that offer opportunities for adolescents to develop initiative, form an identity, and learn new skills as well as emotional competencies. The current study examined associations between attainment value (the importance attached to a task) and experiences in adolescent sport, and explored whether gender and year level moderated this association. The sample consisted of 994 students; 690 year ten students (380 female, 310 male); and 304 year twelve students (154 female, 150 male) drawn from 34 schools across Western Australia (mean age 15.8 years; SD = .98). Participants were asked to ...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
While there has been increased attention worldwide on mental health promotion over the past two d... more While there has been increased attention worldwide on mental health promotion over the past two decades, what is lacking in many countries around the globe is practical knowledge of what constitutes a population-wide mental health promotion campaign, and how such a campaign can be implemented. This paper provides such knowledge based on the development, implementation and evaluation of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign, the world’s first comprehensive population-wide public mental health promotion campaign which was launched in 2008 in Western Australia. Given the learnings from the full-scale implementation and evaluation of the campaign in Western Australia and its expansion nationally and internationally, along with the continuing and expanding evidence base for the campaign constructs, we crystallise 21 reasons why jurisdictions who wish to achieve the goals of the WHO and adopt the recommendations of the European framework on mental health and wellbeing should consider adopting or...
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
The COVID-19 pandemic has both widened and exacerbated student equity issues in Australian higher... more The COVID-19 pandemic has both widened and exacerbated student equity issues in Australian higher education, just as it has increased economic and social disadvantage in the general population. Thi...
International Journal of Training Research
The Australian Educational Researcher
This scoping review provides an overview of COVID-19 approaches to managing unanticipated school ... more This scoping review provides an overview of COVID-19 approaches to managing unanticipated school closures and available literature related to young people learning outside-of-school. A range of material has been drawn upon to highlight educational issues of this learning context, including psychosocial and emotional repercussions. Globally, while some countries opted for a mass school shut-down, many schools remained open for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This partial closure not only enabled learning in smaller targeted groups but also offered a safe sanctuary for those who needed a regulated and secure environment. In Australia, if full school closures were to be enforced over a long period, a significant proportion of students from more vulnerable backgrounds would likely experience persistent disadvantage through a range of barriers: long-term educational disengagement, digital exclusion, poor technology management, and increased psychosocial challenges. This scoping ...
Applied Developmental Science, 2016
Sport is a context that provides positive developmental benefits to adolescents. However, these b... more Sport is a context that provides positive developmental benefits to adolescents. However, these benefits are not distributed equally to all participants. This study examined whether the motivational constructs of attainment value and ability self-concept were related to positive developmental experiences in sport, and tested intensity of participation as a moderator of this relation. A sample of 1,628 students (954 grade 9, 674 grade 12) reported their developmental experiences in sport in two domains: identity formation and flow. Higher levels of attainment value and ability self-concept in sport were related to more identity and flow experiences. In addition, intensity of participation moderated the links between attainment value and identity and flow, and ability self-concept and identity, for older students. Placing higher value on sport was most strongly related to older students’ positive experiences at higher levels of involvement. This study contributes to understanding the role of individual differences in developmental experiences in sport.
Addictive Behaviors, 2017
• Early levels of sensation seeking were related to early levels of binge drinking. • Early level... more • Early levels of sensation seeking were related to early levels of binge drinking. • Early levels of risky peers were related to early levels of binge drinking. • Early high levels of sensation seeking predicted change in risky peers. • Early high levels of sensation seeking predicted change in binge drinking. • Change in binge drinking changed in tandem with change in risky peers.
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Papers by Catherine Drane