Are retrospectively reconstructed blood alcohol concentrations accurate? Preliminary results from a field study.

Carey, Kate B.; Hustad, John

doi:10.15288/jsa.2002.63.762

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“…This possibility seems unlikely, given that, relative to collateral reports, self-reports do not appear to be systematically biased (Marlatt et al, 1998). Relative to objectively measured BACs, if anything college students appear to overreport their drinking (Carey and Hustad, 2002;Hustad and Carey, 2005).…”

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Event- and context-specific normative misperceptions and high-risk drinking: 21st birthday celebrations and football tailgating.

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Objective-Negative alcohol-related consequences often occur during specific events and in specific contexts (eg., 21st birthday celebrations and tailgating parties). A lack of available eventand context-specific interventions suggests the need to better understand factors associated with heavy drinking in these contexts, with an eye toward developing specific interventions. The purpose of this research was to lay the foundation for developing personalized normative feedback interventions for 21st birthday celebratory drinking and tailgating drinking by evaluating whether students overestimate norms in these specific contexts, as they do more generally.Method-Perceived descriptive norms and alcohol consumption were assessed at event-and context-specific levels in two studies. Study 1 included 119 students turning 21 years old who reported their 21st birthday drinking behavior and estimated the typical number of drinks consumed by students celebrating (their 21st birthday. Study 2 included 140 undergraduates drawn from a stratified random sample who reported their behavior regarding drinking and tailgating and their perceived norms for typical drinking and tailgating behavior.Results-Results from Study 1 revealed that students overestimated peer drinking during 21st birthday celebrations, and this overestimation was associated with heavier drinking on one's own 21st birthday. In Study 2, students underestimated the percentage of tailgaters who drank but overestimated typical consumption. Overestimation was consistently associated with heavier drinking during tailgating.Conclusions-Successful correction of general normative misperceptions has been shown to reduce drinking in other research. Documentation of normative misperceptions for specific events and context provided by these results represents an important step in developing event-and contextspecific interventions utilizing specific normative feedback.Alcohol-related negative consequences experienced by college students typically result from acute drinking episodes during specific event or in specific contexts (e.g., hangover after a party or a fight at a football game), rather than being the result of chronic heavy use over a long period of time (e.g., liver damage). Yet, prevention research has maintained a primarily macro perspective, most commonly assessing and targeting quantity and frequency of consumption and/or number and severity of consequences over some extended period of time (e.g., past 3 months). Similarly, predictors of high-risk drinking tend to be operationalized at

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Event- and context-specific normative misperceptions and high-risk drinking: 21st birthday celebrations and football tailgating.

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“…16 The number of college student deaths could continue to rise if students are unaware of the lethal effects of high consumption levels. Several researchers report that students both underestimate 17,18 and overestimate 19 their actual BALs. Furthermore, as intoxication levels increase, students tend to underestimate their likelihood of experiencing negative consequences.…”

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Partying Before the Party: Examining Prepartying Behavior Among College Students

Pedersen

LaBrie

2007

Journal of American College Health

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“…Prior research has demonstrated concern over self-reported drinking behavior regarding reliability and validity (Carey & Hustad, 2002;Clapp et al, 2006;Hustad & Carey, 2005). However, research suggests that in comparison to other methods of assessing alcohol use, self-report is preferable (Laforge, Borsari, & Baer, 2005).…”

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Indicated prevention for incoming freshmen: Personalized normative feedback and high-risk drinking

Lewis¹,

Neighbors²,

Oster-Aaland³

et al. 2007

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This research evaluated the efficacy of a computerized, freshmen-specific personalized normative feedback (PNF) intervention on reducing alcohol consumption among high-risk drinking freshmen. Students (N = 316; 53.8% female) completed measures of perceived drinking norms and drinking behavior. After completing the baseline assessment, students were randomly assigned to receive either freshmen-specific PNF that was gender-specific or gender-neutral, or to assessment only control. Findings demonstrated that students exhibited normative misperceptions for typical freshmen drinking behavior and that perceptions of typical same-sex freshmen drinking were positively associated with riskier drinking behavior. At follow-up, students randomly assigned to receive PNF reduced perceptions of typical freshmen drinking behavior and personal drinking behavior relative to those who did not receive PNF. Findings extend previous evaluations of computer-based PNF and suggest that computer-based PNF for incoming freshmen using utilizing freshmen-specific norms that are gender-specific may constitute a promising prevention strategy.

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Are retrospectively reconstructed blood alcohol concentrations accurate? Preliminary results from a field study.

Cited by 58 publications

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Event- and context-specific normative misperceptions and high-risk drinking: 21st birthday celebrations and football tailgating.

Event- and context-specific normative misperceptions and high-risk drinking: 21st birthday celebrations and football tailgating.

Partying Before the Party: Examining Prepartying Behavior Among College Students

Indicated prevention for incoming freshmen: Personalized normative feedback and high-risk drinking

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