A study of the impact Rowan University\u27s alcohol & other drug program has on behaviors, dispositions & attitudes among students

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impact that Rowan University\u27s Alcohol & Other Drug program had on the behaviors, dispositions and attitudes of students responsible for violating the institution\u27s alcohol policy. The study focused on the changes among students that attended the new program, instituted in the Spring 2008 semester, during the 2008-2009 academic year. Data on the behaviors, dispositions and attitudes were collected using a pre and post-test instrument, which consisted of 53 questions composed in both close-ended and Likert form. Data analysis suggests that the most significant changes among students were behavioral in nature. Students reported a significant change in their decision making while intoxicated, specifically regarding their involvement in unlikely sexual encounters and participation in physical altercations. Additionally, students reported a change in dispositional factors including a decrease in their approval of drinking for the sole purpose of intoxication and their intent to knowingly violate Rowan University\u27s alcohol policy simply because they thought they could get away with the violation. In regards to the students\u27 intent to change their alcohol-related behavior, there appeared to be minimal statistical significance