Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2013
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a parent based intervention (PBI) in reducing drinking among first year college students (N = 443). Students were assigned to one of three conditions: PBI, PBI plus booster brochures (PBI-B), and an assessment only control group (CNT). At a 4-month post-intervention follow-up, results indicated students in the PBI-B group reported significantly less drinking to intoxication and peak drinking relative to the PBI group and CNT group. No significant differences were found between the PBI group and CNT group. Results provide further support for PBIs to reduce college student drinking and suggest that a booster brochure increases the effectiveness of PBIs.
Copyright Statement
NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.12.008
Publication Information
Doumas, Diana M.; Turrisi, Rob; Ray, Anne E.; Esp, Susan M.; and Curtis-Schaeffer, Amy K.. (2013). "A Randomized Trial Evaluating a Parent Based Intervention to Reduce College Drinking". Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 45(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2012.12.008