Date of Award

1-1-2012

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (x, 130 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Myrna L Friedlander

Committee Members

James G Murphy

Keywords

alcohol use, brief interventions, emerging adult, online interventions, young adult, Young adults, Alcoholism, Motivational interviewing, Internet in psychotherapy

Subject Categories

Counseling Psychology | Psychology

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of a two-component, personalized feedback intervention for reducing alcohol use among adults, aged 18-35, who meet criteria for problem drinking. All recruitment and intervention procedures were conducted over the internet. The study compared the effects of personalized social norms feedback alone, to social norms feedback plus feedback about the individual's level of risk and harm, and to an educational intervention (control group). The interaction of age with the effectiveness of each component of the intervention was also examined.

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