Concept derived from social cognitive theory | Content category | ||
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Self-management skills | Social skills | Substance use resistance skills | |
Outcome expectations | Individually tailored information on pros of using self-management skills to cope with stress. | Tailored information on the pros of applying social skills, e.g., making requests. | Information on pros of resisting alcohol, including social norms within an age- and gender-specific reference group. |
Self-efficacy | Videos demonstrating easily applicable strategies to cope with negative emotions. | Contest on creating a bubble text on refusing an unreasonable request within a given situation presented on a picture. | Creation of if-then-plan for resisting invitation for smoking marijuana |
Observational learning | Interactive message contest on stress regulation strategies. | Video showing exemplary behaviour on individually poorly developed social skills. | Video podcast showing peer models who successfully refused cigarette smoking. |
Facilitation | Creation of if-then-plans for coping with the currently most severely affecting stress situation. | Podcasts introducing conversational skills or strategies for making requests. | Contest on creating a bubble text on refusing an alcoholic drink at a party presented on a given picture. |
Self-regulation | Monitoring of and feedback on individual emotions. | Monitoring of and feedback on progress of individual social skills. | Monitoring of and feedback on individual alcohol use. |