title: The glass is half full: evidence for efficacy of alcohol-wise at one university but not the other.
abstract: This research extends the growing literature about online alcohol prevention programs for first-year college students. Two independent randomized control studies, conducted at separate universities, evaluated the short-term effectiveness of Alcohol-Wise, an online alcohol prevention program not previously studied. It was hypothesized the prevention program would increase alcohol knowledge and reduce alcohol consumption, including high-risk alcohol-related behaviors, among first-year college students. At both universities, the intervention significantly increased alcohol-related knowledge. At one university, the prevention program also significantly reduced alcohol consumption and high-risk drinking behaviors, such as playing drinking games, heavy drinking, and extreme ritualistic alcohol consumption. Implications for the use of online alcohol prevention programs and student affairs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Human Development , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Croom
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Staiano-Coico
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Valerie F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Reyna
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Marchell
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ives
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D015143:Philadelphia; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*