Study Examines the Effect of an Online Educational Video and a Medical Amnesty Policy on Help-Seeking Behavior
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September 30, 2011
Researchers from North Dakota State University analyzed the effect of a medical amnesty policy and an online alcohol poisoning video on college students’ intentions to seek help when witnessing alcohol poisoning symptoms. Students were randomly assigned to receive an amnesty policy, alcohol poisoning video, or both. The group that received both treatments was most likely to seek help. Females, abstainers, and those not previously exposed to an alcohol poisoning situation were more likely to seek help.
Results are published in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.
Oster-Aaland, L., Thompson, K., & Eighmy, M. (2011). The impact of an online educational video and a medical amnesty policy on college students’ intentions to seek help in the presence of alcohol poisoning symptoms. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 48(2), 147–164.