Impact of the “Peers as Family” Dormitory Wing-Based Intervention on College Student Alcohol Use and its Secondhand Effects

An intervention to reduce college alcohol use and secondhand effects was tested. Freshmen dormitory wings at a large Mid-Atlantic public university were assigned to single-gender (SG) or mixed-gender (MG) Information-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) workshops implemented during the first weeks of school, o...

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Published in:Journal of drug education 2009-01, Vol.39 (4), p.339-359
Main Authors: Boekeloo, Bradley O., Novik, Melinda G., Bush, Elizabeth N., O'Grady, Kevin E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - ethnology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Behavioural changes
College Freshmen
College Students
Colleges & universities
Control Groups
Dormitories
Drinking
Drug prevention
Female
Gender
Gender Differences
Health Education - organization & administration
Health Surveys
Humans
Intervention
Male
Males
Men
Mixed gender
Motivation
Outcomes of Education
Peer Group
Qualitative research
Sex Factors
Student Attitudes
Student Surveys
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Undergraduate students
Universities - statistics & numerical data
Workshops
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Summary:An intervention to reduce college alcohol use and secondhand effects was tested. Freshmen dormitory wings at a large Mid-Atlantic public university were assigned to single-gender (SG) or mixed-gender (MG) Information-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) workshops implemented during the first weeks of school, or a control condition. Students were surveyed before school began and at 2- and 6-month follow-up. Analyses indicated that, among males, the adjusted mean weekly alcohol use was lower in the SG than the control condition (1.89 vs. 2.72, p = .041). Among females, the adjusted mean weekly alcohol use was lower in the MG than the SG (1.60 vs. 2.44, p = .021) and control condition (1.60 vs. 2.27, p = .056). Further research should identify underlying mechanisms for effective alcohol behavior change among male and female wing-mates.
ISSN:0047-2379
1541-4159
0047-2379
DOI:10.2190/DE.39.4.a