ArticleContemporary clinical trials2019
Enrollment and assessment of a first-year college class social network for a controlled trial of the indirect effect of a brief motivational intervention.
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- Dynamic social network analysis of a brief alcohol intervention trial in heavy-drinking college students shows spillover effects.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Associations between social network characteristics and alcohol use alone or in combination with cannabis use in first-year college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Do alcohol interventions affect peers who do not receive the intervention? Modeling treatment contagion effects via simulations of adolescent social networks.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Finding and Keeping Friends in College and Their Influence on Alcohol Use: A Network Analysis.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2021Article
- The influence of peer and parental norms on first-generation college students' binge drinking trajectories.Addictive behaviors · 2020Article
- Do misperceptions of peer drinking influence personal drinking behavior? Results from a complete social network of first-year college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019Article
- Relationships between social network characteristics, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences in a large network of first-year college students: How do peer drinking norms fit in?Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Article
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Abstract
Heavy drinking and its consequences among college students represent a serious public health problem, and peer social networks are a robust predictor of drinking-related risk behaviors. In a recent trial, we administered a Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI) to a small number of first-year college students to assess the indirect effects of the intervention on peers not receiving the intervention.
objectivesTo present the research design, describe the methods used to successfully enroll a high proportion of a first-year college class network, and document participant characteristics.
methodsPrior to study enrollment, we consulted with a student advisory group and campus stakeholders to aid in the development of study-related procedures. Enrollment and baseline procedures were completed in the first six weeks of the academic semester. Surveys assessed demographics, alcohol use, and social network ties. Individuals were assigned to a BMI or control group according to their dormitory location.
resultsThe majority of incoming first-year students (1342/1660; 81%) were enrolled (55% female, 52% nonwhite, mean age 18.6 [SD = 0.51]). Differences between the intervention and control group were noted in alcohol use, but were in large part a function of there being more substance-free dormitory floors in the control group.
conclusionsThe current study was successful in enrolling a large proportion of a first-year college class and can serve as a template for social network investigations.
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