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No significant changes were found among 15 survey questions regarding the
firsthand effects of drinking. Question C16 (a through l) explored whether drinking had
caused the respondent to have a hangover, miss a class, get behind in schoolwork, do
something they later regretted, forget where they were or what they did, argue with
friends, engage in unplanned sexual activity, not use protection when they had sex,
damage property, get into trouble with the campus or local police, get hurt or injured, or
require medical treatment for an alcohol overdose. The survey also asked, if a respondent
had experienced any of those firsthand effects, how many times they had experienced
them. No statistically significant changes took place between groups in any of the 15
variables (see Tables A3 through A14 in Appendix D).
It was meaningful to explore what changes may have taken place regarding
individual firsthand effects. At the same time, because all of these firsthand effects are
linked to an individual’s drinking, it seemed worthwhile to explore them collectively.
Those findings were also non-significant, p = .470. The mean rose in the experiment
group (M = 5.93/ 6.15), and control group (M = 5.82/7.00) (see Table 3).
Questions E13a, E13b, and E13c explored the behaviors of student-athletes
with regards to drinking and driving. Student-athletes were asked how many times in the
past 30 days they had driven after drinking, how many times in the past 30 days they had
driven after drinking five or more drinks, and how many times in the past 30 days they
had driven with a driver who was high or drunk. The small number of student-athletes
who responded affirmatively to these questions in the pre- and post-tests ensured that no
significant differences would be found (see Tables 4, 5, and 6).
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