کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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898998 | 915352 | 2014 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We tested the efficacy of a brief, web-based alcohol intervention.
• Two junior high schools were randomized into intervention or control schools.
• Intervention participants reported less drinking and consequences than controls.
• Results provide support for a brief, web-based alcohol intervention.
Alcohol use increases substantially during the transition from middle school to high school. This study tested a brief, web-based personalized feedback program aimed at reducing risk factors for drinking, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences among 9th grade students. At a 3-month follow-up, students in the intervention group showed positive results relative to those in the control group on variables associated with reduced risk, including positive alcohol expectancies and positive beliefs about alcohol. Students in the intervention group also reported a reduction in drinking frequency and alcohol-related consequences relative to those in the control group. There were, however, no differences in normative beliefs regarding peer drinking or quantity of weekly drinking between the two groups. Results indicate that a brief, web-based personalized normative feedback program delivered in the school setting is a promising approach to reducing alcohol use and the associated consequences among 9th grade students.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors - Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 231–238