Responding to Consequences of High-Risk Drinking at NDSU

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究的最终目的是减少NDSU大学生的高风险酒精消费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。这项研究特别关注高危人群，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，但北达科他州青年和NDSU学生的消费数量和酒精相关后果超过了全国平均水平。具体目标：1)减少NDSU高危饮酒者（即新生）的酒精消费和酒精相关问题。2)评价并比较针对新大新生的个性化性别规范反馈与非性别规范反馈。3)检查一个月后感知规范的变化作为规范反馈对饮酒和问题减少影响的中介。4)在庆祝21岁生日的学生中，通过增加安全意识来减少酒精消费和与酒精相关的问题。5)测试

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.