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Using National Alcohol Screening Day to Deliver Personalized Feedback: A Pilot Study
Journal of Drug Education
  • Amber M. Henslee, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Jessica G. Irons
  • Jennifer M. Day
  • Leon H. Butler
  • Trisha A. Benson
  • Christopher J. Correia
Abstract

The current study tested the effectiveness of using National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) to deliver personalized feedback via mail. At-risk NASD participants were assigned to either personalized or generic feedback conditions and attended a 4-week follow-up. Results failed to find any group differences on alcohol-related variables. However, participants in the personalized group reported a reduction in the maximum number of drinks consumed on one occasion. The personalized group also had a more accurate view of the amount of alcohol their peers consumed. NASD is a vehicle to efficiently deliver feedback to individuals about their alcohol use; however, more research is needed to determine the types of feedback that would be most effective.

Department(s)
Psychological Science
Keywords and Phrases
  • Adult,
  • Alcohol Consumption,
  • Article,
  • Controlled Study,
  • Female,
  • Follow Up,
  • Human,
  • Male,
  • National Alcohol Screening Day,
  • Participant Observation,
  • Peer Group,
  • Postal Mail,
  • Screening,
  • Alcoholism,
  • Feedback System,
  • History,
  • Pilot Study,
  • Alcoholism,
  • Anniversaries and Special Events,
  • Feedback,
  • Female,
  • Humans,
  • Male,
  • Pilot Projects,
  • United States
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 Baywood Publishing Company, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
Disciplines
Citation Information
Amber M. Henslee, Jessica G. Irons, Jennifer M. Day, Leon H. Butler, et al.. "Using National Alcohol Screening Day to Deliver Personalized Feedback: A Pilot Study" Journal of Drug Education Vol. 36 Iss. 4 (2006) p. 271 - 278 ISSN: 0047-2379
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amber-henslee/9/