Reducing College Student Drinking by Integrating Self-Affirmation and Implementation Intentions
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking
- Interventions
- Behavioral: SA and IIBehavioral: SA and No IIBehavioral: No SA and IIBehavioral: No SA and No II
- Registration Number
- NCT02926794
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Brief Summary
Two hundred and ninety-three college students who reported drinking in the past month were randomly assigned to condition in a 2 (self-affirmation: values vs. control writing task) x 2 (implementation intentions: formed vs. not formed) between-subjects factorial design. Participants first completed a self-affirmation or control writing task, then read an article describing the risks of drinking. Next, all participants reported their common drinking behaviors and contexts, and then selected two harm-reduction strategies making either general intentions to use the strategies or making implementation intentions to use the strategies. Alcohol consumption was measured 1 and 2 weeks after the experimental session.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 293
- Must have reported drinking at least 1 drink in the last 30 days at time of first participation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description SA and II SA and II Combined self-affirmation and implementations intention arm SA and No II SA and No II Self-affirmation and control intentions condition No SA and II No SA and II Implementation intentions intervention and control writing task No SA and No II No SA and No II Control writing task and control intentions condition
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Alcohol consumption Past week drinking Number of standard drinks consumed in the past week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method