Abstract:A color, sound film depicting five young people discussing drug use was assembled and responses to each of the film characters were assessed by means of five semantic-differential scales. Factor analysis of the twenty-five responses established two scales: General Warmth, which related to all five characters, and Tolerance, which contrasted responses to users vs. non-users. The instrument was used to test participants in three workshops and two regular drug courses (and a non-drug comparison course). General W… Show more
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