Assessing the immediate impact of normative drinking information using an immediate post-test randomized controlled design: Implications for normative feedback interventions?

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2252-2256

  Cunningham, J A ^a,b   Wong, H T A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternate explanation; Experimental study; Normative feedback; Self report bias; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMATIVE FEEDBACK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF REPORT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875100892     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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