The purpose of this study is to determine whether (a) a brief alcohol intervention, (b) a brief bystander and social norms intervention, or (c) a brief alcohol and a brief bystander and social norms intervention are effective at reducing alcohol use and sexual-related behaviors among college men mandated to receive an alcohol intervention by their university.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
240
A 2-hour group intervention focused on reducing alcohol use with the use of motivational interviewing
A 2-hour group intervention focused on increasing healthy sexual behaviors and prosocial bystander behavior
A 2-session, 4-hour group that consists of both BASICS and the Bystander intervention
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
A self-report measure that examines alcohol use and problems. This measure produces one total score that is interpreted as "alcohol use and problems."
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
Bystander Behavior Scale
A self-report measure that examines opportunities and engagement in prosocial bystander behavior. A single total score is obtained by calculating the percentage of times individuals engaged in bystander behavior based on the number of opportunities they had for such behavior.
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
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