Motivating Change in Risky Drinking Behavior Among College Students

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur W. Blume ◽  
G. Alan Marlatt
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Risky Drinking

scholarly journals Think-aloud testing of a novel safer drinking app for college students during COVID-19 (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Gomez Smith ◽  
Nour Sami Alamiri ◽  
Grace Biegger ◽  
Christina Frederick ◽  
Jennifer P. Halbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Think Aloud ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Hazardous alcohol consumption, and binge drinking in particular, continues to be common among college students, posing the greatestrisk for their health and safety. Despite widespread exposure to evidence-based preventive interventions among U.S. undergraduates, only modest and temporary effects on risky drinking occur. Formative studies have demonstrated that students want a more engaging intervention tool for risky drinking that can be used “just in time.” OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the appeal, relevance, and perceived utility of a draft mobile app for safer student drinking. METHODS Undergraduate student participants tested the draft mobile app via an interactive online prototype with hot spots that responded to their taps to mimic app functionality. They narrated their impressions, navigation, and comments in a standardized Think-Aloud procedure. After each round of Think-aloud interviews, researchers debriefed the investigators and developers to discuss findings and brainstorm app modifications. RESULTS Data indicated that minor changes to the functionality and aesthetics would improve usability of the app. Student testers recommended tailoring the app to the needs of college students and to aspects of the local university’s drinking culture. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study will be synthesized with information gained from other formative work to determine the final app features. We will test the app in a pilot randomized trial to assess app usage and the impact of the app on college student drinking behavior over several months.

scholarly journals Drinking Behavior Among College Students: Interventions to Increase Mindfulness and Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna C Anderson ◽  
Antonio J. Gardner ◽  
Barry Hunt
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Drinking Behaviors

The impacts of drinking behaviors are far-reaching, with college student drinking contributing to over 1,500 deaths and an estimated 696,000 assaults on college campuses each year (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2019). There are a variety of explanations to explain why college students engage in risky drinking behaviors. However, there is evidence to suggest that drinking and other substance use may be a result of complex psychological origins, including adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This paper reviews the literature available on ACEs among college students, how these experiences impact alcohol use among this population, and potential areas for intervention, including those with a focus on mindfulness and social capital.

scholarly journals Drinking Behavior Among College Students: Interventions to Increase Mindfulness and Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna C Anderson ◽  
Antonio J. Gardner ◽  
Barry Hunt
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Drinking Behaviors

The impacts of drinking behaviors are far-reaching, with college student drinking contributing to over 1,500 deaths and an estimated 696,000 assaults on college campuses each year (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2019). There are a variety of explanations to explain why college students engage in risky drinking behaviors. However, there is evidence to suggest that drinking and other substance use may be a result of complex psychological origins, including adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This paper reviews the literature available on ACEs among college students, how these experiences impact alcohol use among this population, and potential areas for intervention, including those with a focus on mindfulness and social capital.

A Social Norms Approach to Reducing Alcohol Consumption Among College Freshmen

NASPA Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannette Y. Berkley-Patton ◽  
Ellie C. Prosser ◽  
Kathleen A. McCluskey-Fawcett ◽  
Carrie Towns
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
School Level ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Normative Feedback ◽  
High School Level ◽  
University Life ◽  
Incoming Freshmen

The social norms media approach is an intervention designed to change college students’ drinking behavior by correcting false perceptions through normative feedback. The present study is a preliminary assessment of a social norms intervention’s attempt to decrease drinking amounts in students making the transition to university life. Data were collected on three groups of first-year students: (a) spring 1999 for baseline freshmen drinking norms, (b) summer 1999 to assess incoming freshmen drinking patterns, and (c) spring 2000 as a follow-up to assess effectiveness of the intervention for freshmen who entered fall 1999. Results indicated that the majority of freshmen students consistently drank in a moderate range (0–5 drinks), yet consistently overestimated their peers’ drinking levels. Incoming freshmen had significantly higher levels of drinking and greater misperceptions than baseline university freshmen. Results suggest the drinking rates significantly decreased for incoming freshmen from summer 1999 compared to spring 2000 follow-up norms. Also, the results suggest that normative feedback on college students’ drinking may be needed at the high school level to correct faulty perceptions prior to entering a university environment.

scholarly journals Mathematical Modeling of the Spread of Alcoholism Among Colombian College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (32) ◽  
pp. 195-223
Author(s):  
Edgardo Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Nonlinear Mathematical Model ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Existence And Stability ◽  
Drugs And Crime ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, we present a nonlinear mathematical model, describing the spread of high-risk alcohol consumption behavior among college students in Colombia. We proved the existence and stability of the alcohol-free and drinking state equilibrium by means of Lyapunov function and LaSalle’s invariance principle. Also, we apply optimal control to study the impact of a preventive measure on the spread of drinking behavior among college students. Finally, we use numerical simulations and available data provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Colombian Ministry of Justice to validate the obtained mathematical model.

The Drinking Behavior of College Students

NASPA Journal ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
Ruth C. Engs ◽  
David DeCoster ◽  
Ralph V. Larson ◽  
Philip McPheron
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Drinking Behavior

College Students Lack Knowledge of Standard Drink Volumes: Implications for Definitions of Risky Drinking Based on Survey Data

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron M. White ◽  
Courtney L. Kraus ◽  
Julie D. Flom ◽  
Lori A. Kestenbaum ◽  
Jamie R. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Standard Drink

scholarly journals Effects of Evaluative Conditioning on Implicit Evaluation of Alcohol and Drinking Behaviors: A Direct Replication

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-303
Author(s):  
Nina Tello ◽  
Nematollah Jaafari ◽  
Armand Chatard
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Bayesian Analysis ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Evaluative Conditioning ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Heavy Drinkers ◽  
Independent Replication ◽  
Drinking Behaviors ◽  
Reduced Drinking

Abstract Aims Recent research suggests that evaluative conditioning (EC) can change implicit evaluations of alcohol and reduce drinking behaviors among college students (Houben et al., 2010a). This research has been conceptually replicated in two previous studies. To date, however, no direct and independent replication of the original study has been performed. In this paper, we report a high-powered direct replication of Houben et al.’s (2010a) study. Method About 168 French college students took part in this preregistered study. Drinking behavior was assessed before and 2 weeks after the intervention. The intervention consisted of 120 trials of words related to alcoholic beverages or soft drinks paired with neutral, positive or negative pictures. The two conditions were factually equivalent and differed only in the repeated pairing between alcohol-related words and negative pictures; in the EC condition, but not in the control condition, alcohol-related words were systematically paired with negative pictures. Results EC did not change participants’ implicit evaluations of alcohol and drinking behaviors. However, EC reduced drinking behaviors among hazardous drinkers. Yet, further non-preregistered Bayesian analysis did not provide much support for this hypothesis. Conclusion This high-powered preregistered direct replication of Houben et al.’s (2010a) study suggests that the original effects are more fragile than initially thought. The effect of EC on drinking behaviors may be restricted to heavy drinkers, and we found no evidence that this effect is mediated by a change in implicit attitudes. It is necessary to perform further studies to test the original effects in clinical populations.

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