Short-term Evaluation of a Web-Based College Alcohol Misuse and Harm Prevention Course (College Alc)
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- David L. Wyrick, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This study examined the short-term effects of a web-based alcohol misuse and harm prevention course (College Alc) among incoming freshmen at a California public university. Analysis results indicated that at the end of the fall semester, students randomly assigned to College Alc (n = 173) had a higher level of alcohol-related knowledge and less positive attitude toward alcohol use than students in the control group (n = 197). Students assigned to College Alc also reported a somewhat higher level of intentions to use strategies to minimize alcohol-related harm. College Alc did not have any effects on other targeted psychosocial factors (e.g., alcohol expectancies), alcohol use and heavy drinking, and alcohol-related problems. Observed effect sizes were generally small, suggesting that College Alc may have no effect on students' risk for alcohol misuse and related harm.
Short-term Evaluation of a Web-Based College Alcohol Misuse and Harm Prevention Course (College Alc)
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2006
- Keywords
- college students, alcohol use, heavy drinking, harm prevention