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  • Personalized feedback interventions (PFIs) show promise in reducing risky alcohol consumption among college students.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding student perceptions of individual components within PFIs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate college students' perceptions and acceptability of various components within a computerized personalized feedback intervention (PFI).
  • To identify which specific feedback elements are preferred by students for potential optimization of interventions.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 219 undergraduate students completed a computerized PFI based on their self-reported alcohol use, modeled after the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) approach.
  • Participants rated the acceptability of 10 distinct feedback components presented in random order.

Main Results:

  • Overall PFI acceptability was high, with females and binge drinkers reporting greater acceptance than males and non-binge drinkers, respectively.
  • Practical cost components (e.g., financial expenditure, caloric intake) were rated as more acceptable than didactic information (e.g., blood alcohol level effects) and personal negative consequences.
  • Significant differences in acceptability were observed across the 10 feedback components.

Conclusions:

  • College students exhibit preferences for specific components within PFIs, favoring practical cost information.
  • Findings suggest tailoring PFIs by incorporating preferred components may enhance engagement and effectiveness in reducing risky drinking behaviors.
  • Further research is warranted to correlate preferred components with actual treatment outcomes for optimizing intervention design.