Self-Affirmation-Based Enhancement of Risks/Harms-Feedback (SABER-F): First steps in the development of a novel theory-led internet intervention for heavy drinkers.

Conclusion
Our findings suggest that self-affirmation effects in harmful/hazardous drinkers – at least when examined through a web-based procedure in university students – may depend on gender. Theory-consistent effects were seen on some measures in men, although women showed an unexpected reduction in intention to drink less. Future research on self-affirmation among heavy drinkers should examine gender effects, and determine whether potentially counter-productive effects are reliably observed amongst women.
Further Information
Dr Sunjeev Kamboj, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL.
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