Abstract
Research suggests that the manipulation of alcohol expectancies can produce short-term reduction of moderate to heavy alcohol consumption among college populations. The present study examined the utility of an expectancy- challenge intervention administered in a videotaped format. Thirty-three residential male college students with a single alcohol offense attending a diversionary alcohol education program were randomly assigned to either the experimental treatment or an information-based comparison condition. Consistent with experimental construct validity considerations, the information treatment produced significant knowledge increments. However, neither condition had any impact on a battery of measures reflecting alcohol expectancies and alcohol consumption.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 179-187 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health