A Social Norms Approach to Reducing Alcohol Consumption among College Freshmen

Assesses a social norms intervention's attempt to decrease drinking amounts in students making the transition to university life. Results indicated that the majority of freshmen students consistently drank in a moderate range, yet consistently overestimated their peers' drinking levels. Re...

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Published inNASPA journal Vol. 40; no. 4
Main Authors Berkley-Patton, Jannette Y, Prosser, Ellie C, McCluskey-Fawcett, Kathleen A, Towns, Carrie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.10.2003
Subjects
College Freshmen
Drinking
Higher Education
Intervention
Norms
Program Evaluation
Social Influences
Student Adjustment
Student Behavior
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Summary:Assesses a social norms intervention's attempt to decrease drinking amounts in students making the transition to university life. Results indicated that the majority of freshmen students consistently drank in a moderate range, yet consistently overestimated their peers' drinking levels. Results suggest the drinking rates significantly decreased for incoming freshmen from summer 1999 compared to spring 2000 follow-up norms. (Contains 30 references.) (GCP)
ISSN:1559-5455
0027-6014
DOI:10.2202/0027-6014.1278