A randomized controlled trial of an online alcohol and sexual risk prevention program for college students studying abroad.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

American college students who study abroad experience increases in their drinking behavior, concerning risky sexual behaviors, and high rates of sexual violence while abroad. Despite these concerns, institutions offer limited programming to students prior to departure to address these risks and no empirically supported interventions currently exist that are targeted toward preventing increased drinking, risky sexual behavior, and sexual violence abroad. To help address alcohol and sexual risk abroad, we designed a brief, single-session online predeparture intervention focused on risk and protective factors known to associate with alcohol and sexual risk abroad.

Methods

Using a sample of 650 college students from 40 home institutions, we conducted a randomized co

SUBMITTER: Pedersen ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166257 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature