Alcohol Brief Intervention in a university setting: A small-scale experimental study

Kirstie McClatchey; Mandy Boyce; Stephan U Dombrowski

doi:10.1177/1359105315617331

Alcohol Brief Intervention in a university setting: A small-scale experimental study

Kirstie McClatchey, Mandy Boyce, Stephan U Dombrowski

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Alcohol misuse among university students is commonplace. This study aimed to assess whether Alcohol Brief Intervention would be effective in reducing hazardous alcohol consumption in students compared to an alcohol information leaflet. Participants ( n = 125) assessed as higher risk drinkers using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption were randomly assigned to receive an Alcohol Brief Intervention ( n = 67) or an information leaflet ( n = 58), with 82 (66%) completing a follow-up assessment. Alcohol consumption ( F(1, 80) = 14.52, p < 0.001) and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption scores ( F(1, 80) = 23.63, p < 0.001) significantly decreased in both groups post-intervention; however, the groups did not significantly differ. Further research is recommended.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	886-895
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	22
Issue number	7
Early online date	31 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315617331
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking in College
Alcoholism/therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Psychotherapy, Brief/methods
Students
Universities
Young Adult

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