Impact of Alcohol Skills Training Program on College Fraternity Members' Drinking Behaviors

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Alcohol Skills Training Program on college fraternity members' drinking behaviors and to attempt to ascertain what elements of the program may lead to change in behavior. A secondary purpose was to try to understand the role that chapter culture might play in the success of the program in changing college fraternity members' drinking behaviors. A mixed methods approach, with the results of quantitative data analysis informing the qualitative portion of the study, was utilized by the researcher. -- The researcher in this study did not find evidence to support ASTP as an effective alcohol education program for reducing high-risk drinking and its associated negative consequences among fraternity members. However, the researcher did identify certain elements of the ASTP program which do seem to be viewed as useful by members of college fraternities and that facilitator style was viewed as very important by participants. The findings from this study enabled the researcher to make several recommendations regarding alcohol education within the fraternity and sorority community.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Education Administration (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Hamm, Katherine Joy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen Jenkins
• Joanne Chopak-Foss

• ETD
• Alcohol Skills Training Program
• Fraternities
• Alcohol education
• College students
• Drinking

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/397

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1397