Responding to Consequences of High-Risk Drinking at NDSU

描述(申请人提供)：这项研究的最终目的是减少南洋理工大学大学生的高风险饮酒和与酒精相关的问题，包括法律和/或大学政策的麻烦，健康问题，和暴力。特别是，这项研究关注的是高危群体，如庆祝21岁生日的学生和一年级学生。虽然这两个群体在全国大多数校园都被认为是高危人群，但北达科他州的年轻人和南达科他州州立大学的学生在饮酒量和与酒精相关的后果方面超过了全国平均水平。具体目标：1)减少南洋理工大学高危饮酒者(即新生)的饮酒和与酒精有关的问题。2)评估和比较NDSU新生个性化的针对性别的规范性反馈与非性别的规范性反馈。3)在一个月内检查感知规范的变化，作为规范反馈对饮酒和减少问题的影响的中介。4)通过提高安全意识，减少21岁生日学生的饮酒和与酒精相关的问题。5)测试 21岁生日特殊个人化规范反馈在减少21岁生日学生饮酒量和酒精相关问题方面的效果。6)检查立即跟进时感知规范的变化，作为规范反馈对饮酒的影响的中介，并在生日后的后续跟进时减少问题。这项拟议的研究将对一年级学生和即将庆祝21岁生日的学生使用个性化的规范反馈。研究结果将有助于NDSU管理者在经验证据的基础上制定健康促进政策决策。此外，由于与U01研究人员的合作，结果将以一种可以帮助全国校园解决一年级学生和庆祝21岁生日的学生的高风险饮酒的方式传播。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ultimate aim of this research is to reduce high-risk alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems experienced by college students at NDSU, including trouble with the law and/or University policy, health problems, and violence. In particular, this research is concerned with high-risk groups such as students celebrating their 21st birthdays and first year students. While both of these groups are considered high-risk at most campuses nationwide, North Dakota youth and NDSU students exceed national averages for consumption quantities and alcohol-related consequences. Specific aims : 1) Reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among high-risk drinkers (i.e., incoming freshmen) at NDSU. 2) Evaluate and compare personalized gender-specific normative feedback with gender-nonspecific normative feedback for incoming NDSU freshmen. 3) Examine changes in perceived norms at one month as a mediator of the effect of normative feedback on drinking and problem reductions. 4) Reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol related problems among students celebrating their 21st birthday by increasing intentions to be safe. 5) Test the efficacy of 21st birthday specific personalized normative feedback in reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among students celebrating their 21st birthday. 6) Examine changes in perceived norms at immediate follow-up as a mediator of the effect of normative feedback on drinking and problem reductions at post-birthday follow-up. The proposed research will use personalized normative feedback for first year students and those about to celebrate their 21st birthday. Results will aid NDSU administrators in making health promoting policy decisions based on empirical evidence. In addition, due to the partnership with the U01 researchers, results will be disseminated in a way that can assist campuses nationwide in addressing high risk drinking among first year students and students celebrating their 21st birthdays.