Development of an Alcohol Risk Management Program for College Fraternities

描述(申请人提供)：大学生酗酒是一个严重的公共卫生问题，会导致严重的社会和健康后果。希腊组织(即兄弟会和女生联谊会)的成员比其他学生更有可能酗酒和遇到相关问题。此外，兄弟会经常是其他学生饮酒的来源。减少酗酒和相关问题的一个有效方法是减少酒精的供应。我们建议为希腊领导人制定一项培训计划，鼓励采取酒精控制政策，以增加兄弟会中负责任的酒精服务，并减少校园内希腊和其他学生的酒精供应。我们将调整现有的培训计划，该计划在鼓励酒吧和餐馆采用类似的酒精控制政策方面一直很有效。喜欢 酒吧和餐馆的经理，希腊领导人担心法律诉讼和其他法律行动，增加了他们接受这种类型的培训计划的可能性。OU提议的为期两年的研究将分两个阶段进行，主要目标有两个：目标1.制定培训计划，帮助兄弟会成员、领导人和学校管理人员采用和实施有效和可行的政策和程序，以降低兄弟会聚会中与酒精有关的风险。为了实现这一目标，我们将进行定性研究，以确定可能促进过度饮酒的条件，评估在兄弟会聚会环境中采用控制政策和做法的感知障碍/促进者。这些发现，加上我们以前的经验和顾问的意见，将有助于GARM的发展，GARM是一种培训，包括政策建议、信息传递和促进采用和实施的工具。目的2.对GARM训练计划进行试点测试，为大规模随机试验做准备。我们将在两所干预学院和两所对照学院招募兄弟会，以测试GARM培训的可行性和可接受性，并获得对计划效果的估计，用于未来的效果评估。这项研究涉及NIAAA、大学和希腊组织确定的需要领域，并扩展了先前几项研究和调查人员进行的试点工作的发现。这项研究将使用创新的方法，并指导新的努力，以解决大学生饮酒及其相关危害。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Binge drinking by college students is a significant public health problem that results in serious social and health consequences. Members of Greek organizations (i.e., fraternities and sororities) are more likely to binge drink and experience related problems than other students. In addition, fraternity houses are frequently a source of alcohol for other students. An effective approach to reducing binge drinking and related problems is to reduce the availability of alcohol. We propose to develop a training program for Greek leaders that will encourage adoption of alcohol control policies to increase responsible service of alcohol in fraternity houses and reduce availability of alcohol to Greek and other students on campus. We will adapt an existing training program that has been effective in encouraging adoption of similar alcohol control policies in bars and restaurants. Like managers of bars and restaurants, Greek leaders are concerned about law suits and other legal actions, increasing the likelihood that they will be receptive to this type of training program. Ou proposed two-year study will be conducted in two phases with two primary aims: Aim 1. Develop a training program to assist Fraternity members and leaders and school administrators to adopt and implement effective and feasible policies and procedures to reduce alcohol-related risks at Fraternity parties. To accomplish this aim we will conduct qualitative research to identify conditions that may promote overconsumption of alcohol assess perceived barriers/facilitators to adoption of control policies and practices in Fraternity party settings. These findings, plus ou prior experience and input from consultants, will help inform development of gARM, a training that includes policy recommendations, messaging, and tools to facilitate adoption and implementation. Aim 2. Pilot test the gARM training program in preparation for a large-scale randomized trial. We will recruit Fraternities at two intervention and two comparison colleges to test the feasibility and acceptability of the gARM training and obtain estimates of program effects for future evaluation of effectiveness. This research addresses areas of need identified by NIAAA, by colleges and by Greek organizations, and extends findings from several prior studies and pilot work conducted by the Investigators. The study will use innovative methodology and guide new efforts to address college student drinking and related harms.