Canada Abstract Research suggests that the manipulation of alcohol expectancies can produce short-term reduction of moderate to heavy alcohol consumption among college populations. Consistent with experimental construct validity considerations, the information treatment produced significant knowledge increments. However, neither condition had any impact on a battery of measures reflecting alcohol expectancies and alcohol consumption.
Recent research suggests that drinking expectancies are related to alcohol consumption patterns.
Administering alcohol to students as part of an intervention program is labor-intensive, unwieldy, and carries some degree of legal risk. A video presentation enhanced by discussion would alleviate these concerns as well as improve standardization and facilitate widespread implementation. The participants were selected from a pool of resident male students with a single alcohol offense attending a diversionary alcohol education program at a large southwestern university. Measures Drinking Behavior . Four of the six specific expectancy sub-scales on the AEQ were summed to yield a total score.