Examining the added value of harm reduction strategies to emailed boosters to extend the effects of online interventions for college drinkers.

Braitman, Abby L.; Strowger, Megan; Lau‐Barraco, Cathy; Shipley, Jennifer L; Kelley, Michelle L.; Carey, Kate B.

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“…Study 2 was a longitudinal (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03440463) randomized control trial designed to examine the effects on drinking outcomes of personalized normative feedback booster emails sent after completing a web-based alcohol intervention administered in person [ 35 ]. The main outcomes of interest to the original study included alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, and descriptive normative perceptions (ie, how much one thinks relevant others drink).…”

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“…Study 1 focused on unique college stressors and links to mental health [ 34 ] and involved remotely distributing a web-based survey (fully remote and cross-sectional design). Study 2 examined an intervention targeting college drinking (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03440463) [ 35 ] and involved an in-person baseline procedure with a computerized survey and remote web-based follow-up surveys 1 month and 3 months later (in-person component and longitudinal design). For both studies, participants were recruited from (1) a psychology student participation pool, receiving research credit in psychology courses as compensation and (2) the general student body via emailed announcements, receiving either a raffle entry (study 1) or monetary compensation (study 2).…”

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Data Quality and Study Compliance Among College Students Across 2 Recruitment Sources: Two Study Investigation

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Strowger²,

Shipley³

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Background Models of satisficing suggest that study participants may not fully process survey items and provide accurate responses when survey burden is higher and when participant motivation is lower. Participants who do not fully process survey instructions can reduce a study’s power and hinder generalizability. Common concerns among researchers using self-report measures are data quality and participant compliance. Similarly, attrition can hurt the power and generalizability of a study. Objective Given that college students comprise most samples in psychological studies, especially examinations of student issues and psychological health, it is critical to understand how college student recruitment sources impact data quality (operationalized as attention check items with directive instructions and correct answers) and retention (operationalized as the completion of follow-up surveys over time). This examination aimed to examine the following: whether data quality varies across recruitment sources, whether study retention varies across recruitment sources, the impact of data quality on study variable associations, the impact of data quality on measures of internal consistency, and whether the demographic qualities of participants significantly vary across those who failed attention checks versus those who did not. Methods This examination was a follow-up analysis of 2 previously published studies to explore data quality and study compliance. Study 1 was a cross-sectional, web-based survey examining college stressors and psychological health (282/407, 69.3% female; 230/407, 56.5% White, 113/407, 27.8% Black; mean age 22.65, SD 6.73 years). Study 2 was a longitudinal college drinking intervention trial with an in-person baseline session and 2 web-based follow-up surveys (378/528, 71.6% female; 213/528, 40.3% White, 277/528, 52.5% Black; mean age 19.85, SD 1.65 years). Attention checks were included in both studies to assess data quality. Participants for both studies were recruited from a psychology participation pool (a pull-in method; for course credit) and the general student body (a push-out method; for monetary payment or raffle entry). Results A greater proportion of participants recruited through the psychology pool failed attention checks in both studies, suggesting poorer data quality. The psychology pool was also associated with lower retention rates over time. After screening out those who failed attention checks, some correlations among the study variables were stronger, some were weaker, and some were fairly similar, potentially suggesting bias introduced by including these participants. Differences among the indicators of internal consistency for the study measures were negligible. Finally, attention check failure was not significantly associated with most demographic characteristics but varied across some racial identities. This suggests that filtering out data from participants who failed attention checks may not limit sample diversity. Conclusions Investigators conducting college student research should carefully consider recruitment and include attention checks or other means of detecting poor quality data. Recommendations for researchers are discussed.

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Data Quality and Study Compliance Among College Students Across 2 Recruitment Sources: Two Study Investigation

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Shipley³

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“…Boosters and Follow-Ups Larimer et al (2021) reminded us that the BASICS clinical trial included booster-like mailed personalized feedback annually over the 4-year course of the study, but are boosters necessary? Braitman et al (2022) did not find evidence that their booster session enhanced the initial positive effects of the intervention, but the booster occurred 2 weeks postintervention. The timing of boosters may be a worthy area of inquiry going forward.…”

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Back to the basics and fast forward to multiculturalism.

Blume¹

2022

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective: This article reviews and comments on the contributions to the special issue, Brief Alcohol Interventions for Young Adults: Strengthening Effects and Disentangling Mechanisms to Build Personalized Interventions for Widespread Uptake, and proposes next steps to strengthen effects and promote widespread uptake. Method: The articles of the special issue were reviewed simultaneously through the lenses of addiction and multicultural sciences to provide further insight into subsequent research that may help to advance the field. Results: The needs of early adults seem to have changed significantly in 30 years. Although significant advances have occurred, many important research questions remain unanswered and many subpopulations continue to be understudied. Common themes discussed in this article emerged from the special issue for potentially improving effects and promoting greater uptake of efficacious interventions. Conclusion:Researchers must pivot to advance understandings concerning early adult substance use interventions among minoritized populations and in the context of intersectionality in order to promote broader uptake. Multicultural psychology may offer novel conceptualizations that would help to diversify early adult interventions as well as help to address gaps in understanding the intervention needs of minoritized early adults. Public Health Significance StatementThis commentary advances public health significance by challenging researchers to use culturally inclusive methods from multicultural psychology to diversify study samples and study methods that will advance understanding of substance use interventions for all early adult demographic and identity groups, including those traditionally understudied and underserved.

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“…En la misma línea, Grekin et al, (22) llevarpon a cabo una intervención breve administrada por computadora la cual reveló que el consumo de alcohol en la muestra general del estudio disminuyó de una media de 1,5 bebidas por día al inicio a una media de 1,1 bebidas por día a los 3 meses de seguimiento; el número de días de consumo excesivo de alcohol disminuyó de una media de 3,80 al inicio a una media de 2,49 a los 3 meses de seguimiento. Asimismo, Braitman et al, (23) reportaron reducciones signicativas en el consumo, cantidad, frecuencia y pico de bebidas. Por último, Gajecki et al, (24) evaluaron los efectos sobre el consumo excesivo de alcohol al ofrecer acceso a una aplicación adicional de capacitación en habilidades y mostraron reducciones signicativas en la frecuencia de consumo de alcohol, el acceso al TeleCoach™ intervención afectó positivamente la cantidad y la frecuencia de los patrones de bebida.…”

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Intervenciones para reducir el consumo de alcohol en jóvenes universitarios

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Olalde

2022

Investg. Enferm. Imagen Desarollo.

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Introducción: el consumo nocivo y excesivo de alcohol en los jóvenes ha sido reconocido como un comportamiento de riesgo significativo, por tanto, reducir el consumo y los problemas asociados es una prioridad entre los investigadores, educadores y profesionales de la salud que trabajan con esta población. Objetivo: examinar la evidencia actual sobre las intervenciones para reducir el consumo de alcohol de jóvenes universitarios. Método: se utilizó la metodología propuesta por Toronto y Remington. Para la evaluación y selección de los artículos cuantitativos se empleó el Instrumento de Criterios de Elegibilidad para la Selección de los Artículos de Investigación (ICrESAI) y para la evaluación de los ensayos clínicos aleatorizados se empleó la lista de verificación Estándares Consolidados de Informes de Ensayos (Consort). Resultados: se encontraron trece artículos, diez de ellos ensayos clínicos aleatorizados, dos cuantitativos longitudinales y un ensayo factorial. Conclusión: se encontró una gran variedad de diseños y propuestas de intervención, dentro de las cuales se demostró que las intervenciones breves entregadas de manera digital, tanto en la web, como en teléfonos inteligentes, son efectivas para reducir el consumo de riesgo de alcohol entre los jóvenes.

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Examining the added value of harm reduction strategies to emailed boosters to extend the effects of online interventions for college drinkers.

Cited by 9 publications

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Data Quality and Study Compliance Among College Students Across 2 Recruitment Sources: Two Study Investigation

Data Quality and Study Compliance Among College Students Across 2 Recruitment Sources: Two Study Investigation

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