Responding to Consequences of High-Risk Drinking at NDSU

描述（由申请人提供）：这项研究的最终目的是减少高风险的酒精消费和酒精相关的问题所经历的大学生在NDSU，包括麻烦的法律和/或大学政策，健康问题和暴力。特别是，这项研究涉及高风险群体，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风险群体，但北达科他州青年和NDSU学生的消费量和酒精相关后果超过了全国平均水平。具体目标：1）减少高风险饮酒者的酒精消费和与酒精有关的问题（即，新生）在NDSU。2)评估和比较个性化的性别特异性规范性反馈与性别非特异性规范性反馈，为即将到来的NDSU新生。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问题减少的影响的中介。4)通过增加安全意识，减少庆祝21岁生日的学生的酒精消费和酒精相关问题。5)测试 在庆祝21岁生日的学生中，21岁生日特定的个性化规范反馈在减少酒精消费和酒精相关问题方面的功效。6)检查变化的感知规范在立即跟进作为调解人的影响规范反馈饮酒和问题的减少在生日后的后续。拟议的研究将使用个性化的规范反馈，为一年级学生和那些即将庆祝他们的21岁生日。结果将帮助NDSU管理人员根据经验证据做出健康促进政策决策。此外，由于与U 01研究人员的伙伴关系，结果将以一种可以帮助全国各地的校园解决一年级学生和庆祝21岁生日的学生中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.