Efficacy of expectancy challenge interventions to reduce college student drinking: A meta-analytic review

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-405

  Scott Sheldon, Lori A J ^a,b   Terry, Danielle L ^a   Carey, Kate B ^a,b   Garey, Lorra ^a,b   Carey, Michael P ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; alcohol expectancies; college students; intervention; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXPECTANCY CHALLENGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STUDENT ATTITUDE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; BINGE DRINKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; BINGE DRINKING; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875064263     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027565     Document Type: Review

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