scholarly journals Reducing Heavy Drinking in Intercollegiate Athletes: Evaluation of a Web-Based Personalized Feedback Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana M. Doumas ◽  
Tonya Haustveit
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Personalized Feedback ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Initial Support ◽  
Feedback Program ◽  
Peer Drinking

This study evaluated the efficacy of a Web-based personalized feedback program aimed at reducing drinking in freshman intercollegiate athletes. The program was offered through the Athletic Department freshman seminar at a NCAA Division I university. Seminar sections were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: Web-based personalized feedback (WPF) or Web-based education (WE). Assessment measures were completed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 3 months. Athletes were classified as high-risk or low-risk drinkers based on baseline reports of binge drinking. Results indicated for high-risk athletes, students in the WPF condition reported significantly greater reductions in drinking and changes in beliefs about peer drinking than those in the WE condition. In addition, reductions in drinking were related to reductions in peer drinking estimates for athletes in the WPF group. Findings provide initial support for the efficacy of Web-based personalized feedback for reducing the quantity and frequency of heavy drinking in freshman intercollegiate athletes.

An Exploratory Investigation of NCAA Division-I Coaches’ Support of Sport Psychology Consultants and Willingness to Seek Mental Training Services

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig A. Wrisberg ◽  
Lauren A. Loberg ◽  
Duncan Simpson ◽  
Jenny L. Withycombe ◽  
Ann Reed
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Division I ◽  
Mental Training ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Department Staff ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Training Services

In this study NCAA Division I coaches (n = 815) completed a Web-based survey assessing their willingness to encourage athletes to see a sport psychology consultant (SPC), their support of possible roles for a SPC at their institution and, for coaches with current access to a SPC at their institutions, their willingness to seek mental training services for a variety of purposes. The results indicated that coaches were more willing to encourage their athletes to see a SPC for performance issues than for personal concerns and were more supportive of making mental training services available to athletes and including a SPC among athletic department staff than allowing a SPC to be present at practices and competitions. Coaches with current access to a SPC were primarily interested in mental training for performance enhancement purposes and were more willing to seek the services if they had more frequent contact with the SPC and perceived the SPC to be effective. These findings extend previous research on athletes’ and coaches’ receptivity to mental training and provide several important insights for SPCs working with athletic personnel at the NCAA Division I level.

Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief, Web-Based Personalized Feedback Intervention for Marijuana Use

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. Lee ◽  
Clayton Nieghbors ◽  
Jason R. Kilmer ◽  
Mary E. Larimer
Keyword(s):  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Personalized Feedback ◽  
Feedback Intervention ◽  
Web Based

User Ratings of a Web-Based Personalized Alcohol Misuse Prevention Feedback Program

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia M. Simon-Arndt ◽  
Suzanne L. Hurtado ◽  
Laura A. Patriarca-Troyk
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Web Based ◽  
User Ratings ◽  
Feedback Program

The Differential Risk Factors of Physically Forced and Alcohol- or Other Drug-Enabled Sexual Assault Among University Women

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Krebs ◽  
Christine H. Lindquist ◽  
Tara D. Warner ◽  
Bonnie S. Fisher ◽  
Sandra L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Campus Sexual Assault ◽  
University Women ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Lifestyle Activities ◽  
Very High

The Campus Sexual Assault Study examined whether undergraduate women’s victimization experiences prior to college and lifestyle activities during college were differentially associated with the type of sexual assault they experienced: physically forced sexual assault and incapacitated sexual assault. Self-reported data collected using a Web-based survey administered to more than 5,000 undergraduate women at two large public universities indicated that victimization experiences before college were differentially associated with the risk of experiencing these two types of sexual assault during college. Women who experienced forced sexual assault before college were at very high risk of experiencing forced sexual assault during college (odds ratio [OR] = 6.6). Women who experienced incapacitated sexual assault before college were also at very high risk of experiencing incapacitated sexual assault during college (OR = 3.7). Moreover, women’s substance use behaviors during college, including getting drunk and using marijuana, were strongly associated with experiencing incapacitated sexual assault but were not associated with experiencing forced sexual assault. Implications for education and prevention programs, as well as future research directions, are discussed.

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