A Social Media Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention for Heavy Drinking College Students (SMASH)
Alcohol Consumption
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Alcohol Consumption focused on measuring social media
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: College students recruited across three universities: Duquesne University, Miami University, and University of Houston (DU, MU, UH) Undergraduate college students 18 to 26 years old Meet heavy drinking (4+ drinks in one sitting for individuals assigned female at birth, 5+ drinks in one sitting for individuals assigned male at birth in the past month) and ARC (alcohol-related content) posting criteria (2+ ARC posts in the last 30 days for individuals assigned female at birth, 1+ for individuals assigned male at birth, on either Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, or TikTok) Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant or of another protected population
Sites / Locations
- Miami UniversityRecruiting
- University of HoustonRecruiting
- Duquesne UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Alcohol personalized normative feedback (APNF)
Social media personalized normative feedback (SMPNF)
Alcohol and social media personalized normative feedback (APNF + SMPNF)
Attention control
Participants will receive feedback about their consumption, what they think the average student at their university drinks, and actual drinking statistics at their university. Participants in this condition will participate in a baseline survey and afterwards will receive the feedback intervention. They will then complete follow-up surveys at 3-months and 6-months.
Participants will receive feedback about their consumption and alcohol related consumption posts, what they think the average student at their university drinks, and actual drinking statistics at their university. Participants in this condition will participate in a baseline survey and afterwards will receive the feedback intervention. They will then complete follow-up surveys at 3-months and 6-months.
Participants will go through the alcohol personalized normative feedback process and the social media personalized normative feedback. Participants in this condition will participate in a baseline survey and afterwards will receive the feedback intervention. They will then complete follow-up surveys at 3-months and 6-months.
Participants will receive feedback about their consumption of desserts, what they think their peers consume, and actual dessert consumption statistics are for individuals in their age group in the United States. Participants in this condition will participate in a baseline survey/feedback intervention. They will then complete follow-up surveys and feedback interventions at 3-months and 6-months.