anti-marijuana campaign

Use the APA Paper Template to complete the following:

• Write a 3–5 content-page paper that describes a real-world problem from the chosen scenario with support from theory and research.
• Use one of the following scenarios and supporting resources from Week 6's Prepare: Choose Your Scenario activity as the basis for this assignment:
• • Scenario 4: Anti-marijuana Campaign.

   

Scenario 4: Anti-marijuana Campaign

You have been asked to create ideas for an awareness campaign to prevent teenagers from using marijuana. Consider ideas that have a chance to attract adolescents' attention. What does the research say about prevention?

• Possible theories:
  • Behavioral theory.
  • Psychoanalytic theory.
• Possible sources:
  • Crano, W. D., Alvaro, E. M., Tan, C. N., & Siegel, J. T. (2017). Social mediation of persuasive media in adolescent substance prevention. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(4), 479‒487.
  • Alvaro, E. M., Crano, W. D., Siegel, J. T., Hohman, Z., Johnson, I., & Nakawaki, B. (2013). Adolescents' attitudes toward antimarijuana ads, usage intentions, and actual marijuana usage. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(4), 1027‒1035.
• Possible search terms:
  • Drug use prevention, media campaign (use in combinations in Summon or one of the Best Bets in Finding Articles: Psychology Research Guide (BS). Use quotes around phrases to search an exact phrase.
• Use in-text citations in the paper and create title and reference pages.
• Use the following Capella University Library resources to conduct research:
  • How to Use Databases A-Z.
  • Finding Articles: Psychology Research Guide (BS).
  • Databases A-Z: Psychology: Articles.

Use the following headings to organize your paper:

Title page:

• Follow the template instructions.

Overview:

• Apply a foundational psychological theory to address the problem in the selected scenario.
  • Summarize the identified problem in the selected scenario.

Foundational Theory:

• Describe the theory or theories that apply to your scenario.

Research Method and Findings:

• Apply findings from scholarly research to the problem in your scenario.
• Describe the research methods outlined in your scholarly research articles.

Mental Health and Well-Being:

• Speculate how the problem could impact mental health and well-being through behavior changes.

References:

• Follow the template instructions.

Assignment Requirements

• Written communication: Writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
• Paper length: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references page.
• Resources: A minimum of three professional and scholarly sources: two or more of these should be scholarly (peer-reviewed journal articles); a professional source may be a textbook or other resource. Please avoid popular media sources.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• SafeAssign: Use the SafeAssign Draft option to check your writing and ensure that you have paraphrased, quoted, and cited your sources appropriately.