Abstract
This project examined the reliability and validity of a newly developed measure of college students' receptiveness to alcohol-related information and advice. Participants were 116 college students who reported having consumed alcohol at some point in their lifetime. Participants completed a measure of receptiveness to alcohol-related information and advice at two time points, spaced 1 month apart. Participants also completed measures of general receptiveness to advice, alcohol consumption, and readiness to change. The measure of receptiveness to alcohol-related information and advice was internally consistent and reliable over a 1-month period. Receptiveness was negatively associated with student alcohol consumption, even after controlling for readiness to change. This measure of college students' receptiveness to alcohol-related information and advice about their drinking seems to be reliable and correlates with students' alcohol consumption.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 649-653 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of College Student Development |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |