一项基于技术的社会规范干预措施在新生宿舍中阻止饮酒行为的效果。
Outcomes of a technology-based social norms intervention to deter alcohol use in freshman residence halls.
作者信息
Thombs Dennis L, Olds R Scott, Osborn Cynthia J, Casseday Sarah, Glavin Kevin, Berkowitz Alan D
机构信息
Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8210, USA.
出版信息
J Am Coll Health. 2007 May-Jun;55(6):325-32. doi: 10.3200/JACH.55.6.325-332.
OBJECTIVE
The authors tested a prototype intervention designed to deter alcohol use in residence halls.
PARTICIPANTS
Approximately 384 freshmen participated in the study over a 2-year period.
METHODS
The authors devised a feedback method that assessed residents' blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at night and allowed the readings to be retrieved the next day via the Web. Residents in an intervention hall received their BAC readings as well as normative feedback. In a comparison hall, residents could retrieve only the BAC readings.
RESULTS
The authors found statistically significant hall differences, but they were small in size and not meaningful.
CONCLUSIONS
Qualitative findings suggest the intervention had an overall positive impact, but the actions of a subgroup of rebellious drinkers might have obscured the effect. Social norms interventions could provoke some episodes of excessive drinking in students who find these messages objectionable. More research is needed to evaluate delayed BAC feedback.
目的
作者测试了一种旨在阻止宿舍饮酒的原型干预措施。
参与者
在两年时间里，约384名新生参与了该研究。
方法
作者设计了一种反馈方法，可在夜间评估住户的血液酒精浓度（BAC），并允许次日通过网络获取读数。干预宿舍的住户可收到其BAC读数以及规范性反馈。在对照宿舍，住户只能获取BAC读数。
结果
作者发现宿舍间存在统计学上的显著差异，但差异较小且无实际意义。
结论
定性研究结果表明该干预措施总体上有积极影响，但一小部分叛逆饮酒者的行为可能掩盖了这一效果。社会规范干预可能会在那些反感这些信息的学生中引发一些过度饮酒事件。需要更多研究来评估延迟的BAC反馈。
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