NCT04699955

Longitudinal Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 157 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Central Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study tested a deviance regulation theory intervention in a sample of university freshman. The aims were to (a) increase use of protective behavioral strategies, (b) decrease alcohol use, and (c) decrease alcohol-related consequences.

Detailed description

College student freshmen were invited to participate in a study on the use of alcohol protective behavioral strategies. They were randomly assigned to receive a positive message about individuals that used protective strategies, a negative message about individuals that did not use protective strategies, or an assessment control. They were then followed for the next 12 months. Assessments were completed at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 26, and 52.

Conditions

• Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Deviance Regulation Theory	In the negative message condition, participants received information on the negative aspects of individuals that did not used protective strategies and were encouraged to report why these individuals were viewed so much more negatively. In the positive message condition, participants received information on the positive aspects of individuals that used protective strategies and were encouraged to report why these individuals were viewed so much more positively.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-14
• Primary completion: 2019-08-13
• Completion: 2019-08-13
• First posted: 2021-01-07
• Last updated: 2021-01-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States