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Missouri College Health Behavior

Survey 2015 Question ChangesAug. 13, 2014

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Agenda• Basic Changes to Expect• Questions cycling in for 2015• Questions cycling out for 2015• Proposed additions for 2015• Proposed ‘cycling out’ of questions for

2015• Extra Questions from other schools• Steps for the Fall

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Etiquette• Please place your phone on mute if possible.  • We will make time for asking questions within

each section- feel free to unmute your phone and raise questions or concerns.

• If you have a thought while we presenting and it is not time for questions/comments, feel free to type your question in the chat box to us. 

• We will show many of the questions that we will speak about.  However, ask us if you want to see a question if we do not show it.

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Basic Changes to Expect

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Basic Changes• Cycle ins and Cycle outs• Mental Health Revision suggested by

Counseling Center Directors• Review of typos and grammatical errors• Identify as sober or in recovery?

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Questions Cycling Out for 2015

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Cycling Out…• Stress Questions• Stress source, how relieve stress & how effective

• Gambling Questions• Still scaled back from full gambling questions

• Sporting Event Question

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Cycling In…• Mental Health Follow-up questions Q229 -

Q239 (Have you sought assistance for mental health issues in past year).

• Add Question: Have you ever (lifetime) had suicidal thought?

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Questions Cycling In for 2015

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Cycling In…• Social Desirability Scale• Hard drug questions• K2, Bath Salts, Cocaine, Inhalants, Club Drugs, Amphetamines, Methamphetamines and Heroin•Marijuana and prescription drug misuse questions will remain

• Driving questions• Keeping seat belt usage and texting while driving questions

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Questions? Thoughts?

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Proposed Additions for 2015

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Proposed Changes (to existing questions)

• Allowing more responses as to how students pay for school

• Q46: “Do you identify as someone who is sober or (change to and) in recovery?”

• Stages of change for behaviors other than alcohol

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Questions? Thoughts?

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Extra Questions from Around the State

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Things to Consider Asking…• Bystander Questions• Bar-specific Questions• Social Norm Campaign Questions• Tobacco Policy Enforcement Questions• Consistently Enforced vs. Effectively

Enforced policies

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Questions? Thoughts?

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Next Steps for the Fall• We will take feedback from this call and

finalize the 2014 MCHBS• Suggestions are accepted for the next week

• Final version will be sent out by Sept. 2nd • Verify MCHBS 2014 contact by Sept. 16th • Consent Form due back to Dan by Sept.

23rd

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Next Steps, con’t• Decision to add extra questions must be

made by September 13th (a simple yes or no)

• If decide yes, school-specific extra questions are due before September 30th • Suggestions and/or sample questions will be emailed out soon!

• IRB Process will begin as soon as you have your finalized survey version• Sometime near the end of September (non-extra questions) or mid-October (schools with extra questions)

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Contact Us!• Joan Masters

mastersj@missouri.edu 573-884-7551

• Dan Reillyreillyd@missouri.edu 573-884-7534

• Andrew Gillenag944@mail.missouri.edu 573-884-

8253

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…or wait until 2016 MCHBS…

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