Reducing college student drinking by integrating self-affirmation and implementation intentions
- Degree Grantor:
- University of California, Santa Barbara. Psychology
- Degree Supervisor:
- David Sherman
- Place of Publication:
- [Santa Barbara, Calif.]
- Publisher:
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Creation Date:
- 2016
- Issued Date:
- 2016
- Topics:
- Educational psychology, Public health, Behavioral psychology, and Industrial arts education
- Keywords:
- College drinking,
Implementation intentions,
Alcohol,
Self-affirmation, and
Interventions - Genres:
- Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
- Dissertation:
- M.A.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016
- Description:
The current thesis tested if an integrated self-affirmation and implementation intentions experimental condition would be more effective than a self-affirmation only, implementation intentions only, or control condition at reducing alcohol consumption in college students over a 2-week period. The study manipulations were specifically designed to be extensive, easy to complete, and personally relevant for all participants. 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. Participants in the integrated self-affirmation and implementation intentions condition were most likely to abstain from drinking 1 week later. Affirmed participants continued to be more likely to abstain from drinking 2 weeks later. The findings support the efficacy of integrating self-affirmation and implementation intentions to reduce college student drinking. Implications for other research integrating self-affirmation and implementation intentions is discussed.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (45 pages)
- Format:
- Text
- Collection(s):
- UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
- Other Versions:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:10193657
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3bv7gs8
- ISBN:
- 9781369340785
- Catalog System Number:
- 990047189270203776
- Copyright:
- Phillip Ehret, 2016
- Rights:
In Copyright
- Copyright Holder:
- Phillip Ehret
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