Clinical Trial: Reducing College Student Drinking by Integrating Self-Affirmation and Implementation Intentions

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

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Brief Summary: Two hundred and ninety-three college students who reported drinking in the past month were randomly assigned to condition in a 2 (self-affirmation: values vs. control writing task) x 2 (implementation intentions: formed vs. not formed) between-subjects factorial design. Participants first completed a self-affirmation or control writing task, then read an article describing the risks of drinking. Next, all participants reported their common drinking behaviors and contexts, and then selected two harm-reduction strategies making either general intentions to use the strategies or making implementation intentions to use the strategies. Alcohol consumption was measured 1 and 2 weeks after the experimental session.

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Sponsor: University of California, Santa Barbara

Current Primary Outcome: Alcohol consumption [ Time Frame: Past week drinking ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: University of California, Santa Barbara

Dates:
Date Received: October 4, 2016
Date Started: March 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 2, 2016
Last Verified: November 2016