The efficacy of computerized alcohol intervention tailored to drinking motives among college students: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Canale, Natale; Vieno, Alessio; Santinello, Massimo; Chieco, Francesca; Andriolo, Stefano

doi:10.3109/00952990.2014.991022

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“…Second, certain motives for drinking in late adolescence are more strongly predictive of subsequent alcohol use and symptoms of alcohol use disorder in adulthood (25); as such, some victimized adolescents may be at greater risk for later drinking problems than others and in need of early intervention. Third, the interventions themselves to address alcohol use among victimized adolescents may be more effective to the extent that they are tailored to the adolescent's motives for drinking in response to being victimized (26). …”

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Longitudinal Associations of Homophobic Name-Calling Victimization With Psychological Distress and Alcohol Use During Adolescence

Tucker

Ewing

Espelage

et al. 2016

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Objective Homophobic victimization, and specifically name-calling, has been associated with greater psychological distress and alcohol use in adolescents. This longitudinal study examines whether sexual orientation moderates these associations, and also differentiates between the effects of name-calling from friends and non-friends. Method Results are based on 1,325 students from three Midwestern high schools who completed in-school surveys in 2012 and 2013. Linear regression analysis was used to examine the associations among homophobic name-calling victimization and changes in anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use one year later, controlling for other forms of victimization and demographics. Results Homophobic name-calling victimization by friends was not associated with changes in psychological distress or alcohol use among either students who self-identified as heterosexual or those who self-identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB). In contrast, homophobic name-calling by non-friends was associated with increased psychological distress over a one-year period among LGB students, and increased drinking among heterosexual students. Discussion Homophobic name-calling victimization, specifically from non-friends, can adversely affect adolescent well-being over time and thus is important to address in school-based bullying prevention programs. School staff and parents should be aware that both LGB and heterosexual adolescents are targets of homophobic name-calling, but may tend to react to this type of victimization in different ways. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms through which homophobic victimization increases the risk of psychological distress and alcohol use over time.

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Longitudinal Associations of Homophobic Name-Calling Victimization With Psychological Distress and Alcohol Use During Adolescence

Tucker

Ewing

Espelage

et al. 2016

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…However, indirect associations between discrimination and alcohol outcomes through enhancement motives were not significant in either study, suggesting that, like other groups, MSM who drink specifically to enhance positive mood are at higher risk for alcohol-related problems via drinking more heavily. As such, interventions developed for other populations that incorporate content addressing the tendency to “drink to party” or “have a good time” (Canale et al, 2015; Fried and Dunn, 2012; Lau-Barraco and Dunn, 2008) might help MSM reduce their drinking.…”

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The role of discrimination in alcohol-related problems in samples of heavy drinking HIV-negative and positive men who have sex with men (MSM)

Wray

Pantalone

Kahler

et al. 2016

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Heavy drinking is a major public health concern among men who have sex with men (MSM), as it is in many other populations. However, the consequences of heavy drinking among MSM may be particularly severe, especially for sexual risk behavior, due to the relatively high prevalence of HIV. Minority stress models suggest that, among members of marginalized groups, discrimination may be associated with heavier alcohol use as these individuals increasingly drink to cope with such experiences. Past studies have provided some support for this association. However, they have not explored the role other drinking motives play, how these relationships might differ across MSM who are HIV-positive versus HIV-negative, or how this relationship extends to alcohol-related problems. Methods In this study, we used path modeling to explore associations between perceived discrimination experiences, drinking motives, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in samples of heavy drinking MSM with and without HIV. Results In both HIV-negative and positive MSM, perceived discrimination was significantly positively associated with alcohol problems. Drinking to cope appears to play an important role in this relationship in both samples. Reporting more discrimination experiences was associated with drinking more frequently for sexual reasons among both groups. While the total effect of drinking to facilitate sex was positively associated with alcohol-related problems, sex motives did not mediate associations between discrimination and either drinking outcome. Conclusion These results suggest that interventions addressing discrimination and specific drinking motivations may be useful in helping reduce alcohol use of heavy drinking MSM.

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“…The reasons for this study's null intervention effects are not entirely clear; yet, it is possible that some student-athletes may not always be able to extrapolate beyond what is directly presented to them in the intervention. As such, myPlaybook could be adapted in such a way that it specifically addresses DG and pregaming behaviors by incorporating social norming (Merrill et al, 2016;Pedersen and LaBrie, 2008) and motivation-matched intervention strategies (e.g., Blevins and Stephens, 2016;Canale et al, 2015;cf. Zamboanga et al, 2018) around these specific behaviors.…”

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Secondary effects of myPlaybook on college athletes’ avoidance of drinking games or pregaming as a protective behavior strategy: A multisite randomized controlled study

Zamboanga

Merrill

Olthuis

et al. 2019

Social Science & Medicine

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Rationale-Student-athletes are at risk for engaging in drinking games and pregaming. Research suggests that brief motivational and alcohol education intervention approaches designed to reduce harmful drinking behaviors may not be effective in lowering students' participation in drinking games or pregaming. Method-We evaluated the effects of myPlaybook (a student-athlete-specific web-based alcohol intervention) on student-athletes' avoidance of drinking games and pregaming over a 4-month period. Seventy-three NCAA member institutions were randomly assigned to the treatment condition or a no-intervention control. Student-athletes at these schools (N = 2449) completed assessments at baseline, 1-, and 4-months post-intervention. At each assessment, participants indicated how often they used each of several harm prevention strategies when they drank in the past month including "avoided drinking games" and "avoided drinking before going out (i.e., pregaming or pre-drinking)." Results-Controlling for gender and race/ethnicity, treatment condition was not associated with change in avoidance of drinking games and pregaming between baseline and either follow-up. Athletic season did not moderate treatment effects on avoidance of either behavior. We found no evidence that myPlaybook, a general alcohol-reduction intervention, is efficacious in influencing student-athletes' avoidance of drinking games or pregaming as a protective strategy. Conclusions-Findings from the present study as well as other research suggest that general alcohol-focused interventions may not have secondary effects on reducing students' participation in drinking games and pregaming and as such, more specific targeted interventions should be investigated.

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The efficacy of computerized alcohol intervention tailored to drinking motives among college students: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Cited by 39 publications

References 19 publications

Longitudinal Associations of Homophobic Name-Calling Victimization With Psychological Distress and Alcohol Use During Adolescence

Longitudinal Associations of Homophobic Name-Calling Victimization With Psychological Distress and Alcohol Use During Adolescence

The role of discrimination in alcohol-related problems in samples of heavy drinking HIV-negative and positive men who have sex with men (MSM)

Secondary effects of myPlaybook on college athletes’ avoidance of drinking games or pregaming as a protective behavior strategy: A multisite randomized controlled study

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