Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2010 Dec;20(1):82-98.
doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2011.534369.

Reducing Alcohol Risk in Adjudicated Male College Students: Further Validation of a Group Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Joseph W LaBRIE  1 , Jessica Cail  1 , Eric R Pedersen  2 , Savannah Migliuri  1
Affiliations

Reducing Alcohol Risk in Adjudicated Male College Students: Further Validation of a Group Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Joseph W LaBRIE et al. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of a single-session group motivational enhancement alcohol intervention on adjudicated male college students. Over two sequential academic years, 230 students sanctioned by the university for alcohol-related infractions attended a 60- to 75-minute group intervention. The intervention consisted of a timeline followback, social norms education, decisional balance for behavioral change, blood alcohol content (BAC) information, expectancy challenge, and generation of behavioral goals. Participants were followed weekly for three months and showed reductions in drinking (29%) and alcohol-related consequences (32%) at three-month follow-up. The intervention was successful in reducing drinking for both first-year students and upperclassmen, with reductions appearing to be a function of the intervention and not the citation itself. Furthermore, a post hoc control condition revealed that those participants randomly assigned to the intervention group condition reduced drinking (19%) and alcohol-related consequences (44%) more than participants in the control condition over one month. These results provide continued evidence of the effectiveness of group motivational enhancement interventions with adjudicated male college students.

Keywords: adjudicated college students; alcohol consequences; group intervention; motivational interviewing.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Reductions in drinks per month and composite RAPI scores for all participants (N = 230).
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Reductions in drinks per month and composite RAPI scores for first-year participants (N = 129) and upperclassmen (N = 101).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Anderson DS, Gadaleto A. Results of the 2000 College Alcohol Survey: Comparison with 1997 results and baseline year. Fairfax, VA: Center for the Advancement of Public Health, George Mason University; 2001.
    1. Baer JS, Marlatt A, Kivlahan DR, Fromme K, Larimer ME, Williams E. An experimental test of three methods of alcohol risk reduction with young adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1992;60(6):974–979. - PubMed
    1. Barnett NP, Borsari B, Hustad JT, O’Leary-Tevyaw T, Colby SM, Kahler CW, et al. Profiles of college students mandated to alcohol intervention. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2008;69:684–694. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Barnett NP, O’Leary-Tevyaw T, Fromme K, Borsari B, Carey KB, Corbin WR, et al. Brief alcohol interventions with mandated or adjudicated college students. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2004;28(6):966–975. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Barnett NP, Read JP. Mandatory alcohol intervention for alcohol-abusing college students: A systematic review. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2005;29:147–158. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources