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of the 2005-06 rosters made up the control group (n=70). The control group was made up
of 32 females and 38 males. The experiment group consisted of 47 females and 40 males.
The sample was representative of the university’s entire student-athlete
population in terms of age and gender. Drinking habits of males and females differ, so it
was important to make sure that there were representative numbers of women and men
(Wechsler, Lee, Kuo, Seibring et al., 2002). The student-athletes chose to participate
voluntarily after reading an informed consent form because they were willing to help the
researcher with his project, though it should be noted that many were asked by their
coaches to do so.
CAS Questionnaire
Materials
The 2001 Harvard School of Public Health CAS questionnaire was used for
the pre- and post-test. The questionnaire was adapted from “previous large-scale national
studies” (Wechsler, Lee, Kuo, Seibring et al., 2002, p. 205), and featured questions about
alcohol use and its consequences. Participants were instructed to define one drink as the
following: a 12-oz bottle or can of beer, a 4-oz glass of wine, a 12-oz bottle or can of
wine cooler, or a 1.25-oz shot of liquor in a mixed drink or as a straight shot (Wechsler,
Lee, Kuo, Seibring et al., 2002). Information on the use of tobacco and other drugs was
also gathered, along with demographic, background, and lifestyle information. Binge
drinking was considered five or more drinks in one sitting for men and four or more
drinks in one sitting for women (Wechsler, Dowdall, Davenport et al., 1995). The
questions on the 2001 Harvard School of Public Health CAS questionnaire were used
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