Author : Lauren Zimmerman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (81 download)
Book Synopsis Examining the Efficacy of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Intervention for High-risk College Student Drinkers by : Lauren Zimmerman
Download or read book Examining the Efficacy of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Intervention for High-risk College Student Drinkers written by Lauren Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol use among college students is a significant public health concern, given their propensity to engage in frequent and heavy drinking. Although problematic drinking can be found campus-wide, the risk for engaging in binge drinking and experiencing alcohol-related problems is more pronounced for students affiliated with Greek Life and athletics. These college students demonstrate high rates of problematic drinking, even using interventions that have been successful in treating the college student population more generally (e.g., correcting social norms). Instead, harm reduction interventions that place focus on minimizing harms from drinking may be more effective for these high-risk groups. Specifically, an intervention focused on increasing use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS), which encourages safer drinking behaviors, may reduce harms in this group. However, this type of intervention has not yet been examined for these students. The current study aimed to examine the efficacy of a brief, standalone PBS intervention for Greek Life members and student athletes. Affiliated students (N=77) were randomly assigned to an experimental (i.e., PBS intervention) or control condition (i.e., healthy lifestyles education). At one-month post-intervention, the experimental group reported more PBS use after controlling for baseline levels. Results from this study found that PBS skills training was more effective for the intervention condition in terms of increasing PBS utilization compared to the controls, but no differences were observed for negative consequences or past month drinks. Knowledge from this study is an important first step in understanding that PBS utilization can be increased for these high-risk college student drinkers.