TY - JOUR
T1 - Modifying alcohol-related expectancies in grade-school children
AU - Kraus, D.
AU - Smith, G. T.
AU - Ratner, H. H.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Expectancies for reinforcement from alcohol appear to form during the grade-school years and play a causal role in problem drinking behavior. Using a sample of 268 second through fourth graders, we investigated whether children's expectancies could be modified successfully. Children were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: two experimental expectancy modification conditions (using 10-minute video interventions), one control condition involving a 10-minute video presenting facts concerning alcohol's deleterious effects, and one no-intervention control condition. Relative to controls, expectancies were increased by one experimental condition and decreased by the other; these changes were sustained at 4-week follow-up. This suggests expectancy modification should be tested as an adjunct to current prevention programs. Relations of gender and family history of problem drinking or alcoholism to expectancy endorsement are described.
AB - Expectancies for reinforcement from alcohol appear to form during the grade-school years and play a causal role in problem drinking behavior. Using a sample of 268 second through fourth graders, we investigated whether children's expectancies could be modified successfully. Children were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: two experimental expectancy modification conditions (using 10-minute video interventions), one control condition involving a 10-minute video presenting facts concerning alcohol's deleterious effects, and one no-intervention control condition. Relative to controls, expectancies were increased by one experimental condition and decreased by the other; these changes were sustained at 4-week follow-up. This suggests expectancy modification should be tested as an adjunct to current prevention programs. Relations of gender and family history of problem drinking or alcoholism to expectancy endorsement are described.
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U2 - 10.15288/jsa.1994.55.535
DO - 10.15288/jsa.1994.55.535
M3 - Article
C2 - 7990463
AN - SCOPUS:0028147253
SN - 0096-882X
VL - 55
SP - 535
EP - 542
JO - Journal of Studies on Alcohol
JF - Journal of Studies on Alcohol
IS - 5
ER -