About the Study

There are two kinds of study participants:

1. “Seeds” who serve as a peer recruiter of participants for our study.
   • Their role is limited to completing an online survey about their demographic characteristics (e.g., date of birth, student/employment status) and drinking practices and consequences and recruiting up to 3 of their peers to participate in the evaluation study. Seed research involvement ends at that point.
2. “Peer Recruits” who participate in the evaluation study and are followed for 1-year after their initial session.

All study procedures are conducted online, and both seeds and peer recruits are compensated for their time and effort using electronic Amazon gift cards.

Procedures

Seeds

If you agree to participate,

-You will complete a short questionnaire about your personal characteristics and drinking practices and consequences.

-You will then be provided with three electronic referral codes that you can send to your friends to invite them to join the study.

-You will be compensated for each eligible participant that you recruit, up to 3 participants.

Peer Recruits

If you agree to participate,

-You will complete an online survey that asks about your drinking practices and consequences and your personal characteristics.

-You will also be asked about feedback about your drinking that you have received from individuals in our social network.

-You will be provided with three electronic referral codes that you can text or email to your friends.

-You will be compensated for each eligible participant that you recruit, up to 3 participants.

-You will fill out three shorter online follow-up assessments 1, 6, and 12 months after the initial study session.

On average, it will take about 75 to 90 minutes for the initial session and about 30 minutes for each follow up assessment.