Does self-affirmation augment the effects of a mandated personalized feedback intervention? A randomized controlled trial with heavy drinking college students.
Kate B CareyAngelo M DiBelloMolly MagillNadine R MastroleoPublished in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2024)
The SA exercise did not differentially affect trajectories of alcohol use and consequences, despite evidence that the exercise had the predicted effect on participant's self-evaluations. The lack of SA effects could be attributed to a nonthreatening PFI intervention that is generally accepted among mandated students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).