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English, Erin M.; Shutt, Michael D.; Oswalt, Sara B. – NASPA Journal, 2009
High-risk alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use has been a persistent problem on college campuses despite decades of prevention programming. However, some universities may begin to experience a lower prevalence of high-risk behaviors, not because of education efforts, but because of generational changes in the incoming student population.…
Descriptors: Campuses, Smoking, Alcohol Abuse, Incidence
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Wuthrich, Christian K. – NASPA Journal, 2009
This study explores the phenomenon of interpersonal violence associated with alcohol abuse and sorority membership at a midsized state university in the West. Using Millennial theory as the conceptual framework, 180 reflection papers from women in two sororities were analyzed using qualitative content analysis to determine how they applied harm…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Sororities, Group Membership
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Wall, Andrew F. – NASPA Journal, 2008
Building on the promise of interactive, multimedia education, this evaluation study examines an alcohol abuse prevention program, AlcoholEdu, delivered through an interactive Web-based format for the purpose of reducing the harm associated with student alcohol abuse. The study uses a clustered, randomly assigned post-test only evaluation design…
Descriptors: Health Education, Prevention, Health Behavior, Alcohol Abuse
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Lynch, Joseph F.; Mowrey, Rebecca J.; Nesbitt, Gordon M.; O'Neill, Daniel F. – NASPA Journal, 2004
Do students accurately perceive the sexual behavior of their peers? The results of this study indicate a dramatic difference between students' self-reported sexual behavior and their perceptions of peer sexual behavior. Specifically, students tend to overestimate the potentially risky sexual activity of their peers. The data also challenge popular…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Pregnancy