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Evaluation Of Two Web-Based Alcohol Interventions For Mandated College Students, Diana M. Doumas, Lisa L. Mckinley, Phares Book Jan 2009

Evaluation Of Two Web-Based Alcohol Interventions For Mandated College Students, Diana M. Doumas, Lisa L. Mckinley, Phares Book

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study evaluated the efficacy of two web-based interventions aimed at reducing heavy drinking in mandated college students. Mandated students were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: web-based personalized normative feedback (WPNF) or web-based education (WE). As predicted, results indicated mandated students in the WPNF condition reported significantly greater reductions in weekly drinking quantity, peak alcohol consumption, and frequency of drinking to intoxication than students in the WE condition at a 30-day follow-up. Although not statistically significant, there was a similar trend for changes in alcohol-related problems. Mandated students in the WPNF group also reported significantly greater reductions in …