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1st-year college-students;; prevention course;; randomized-trial;; education course;; binge drinking;; risk-taking;; freshmen;; consumption;; dependence;; misuse;; Communication;; Information Science & Library Science
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The Glass Is Half Full: Evidence For Efficacy Of Alcohol-Wise At One University But Not The Other, K. Croom, L. Staiano-Coico, M. Lesser, D. K. Lewis, V. F. Reyna, T. C. Marchell, J. Frank, S. Ives
The Glass Is Half Full: Evidence For Efficacy Of Alcohol-Wise At One University But Not The Other, K. Croom, L. Staiano-Coico, M. Lesser, D. K. Lewis, V. F. Reyna, T. C. Marchell, J. Frank, S. Ives
Journal Articles
This research extends the growing literature about online alcohol prevention programs for first-year college students. Two independent randomized control studies, conducted at separate universities, evaluated the short-term effectiveness of Alcohol-Wise, an online alcohol prevention program not previously studied. It was hypothesized the prevention program would increase alcohol knowledge and reduce alcohol consumption, including high-risk alcohol-related behaviors, among first-year college students. At both universities, the intervention significantly increased alcohol-related knowledge. At one university, the prevention program also significantly reduced alcohol consumption and high-risk drinking behaviors, such as playing drinking games, heavy drinking, and extreme ritualistic alcohol consumption. Implications for the use …