Using personalized feedback to reduce alcohol use among hazardous drinking college students: The moderating effect of alcohol-related negative consequences

Palfai, Tibor P.; Zisserson, Rebecca N.; Saitz, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.005

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“…The results are consistent with previous studies, in which feedback based computerized intervention is more effective for participants with specific individual characteristics at baseline, such as hazardous drinking students (Canale et al, 2015;Palfai et al, 2011), since students who are heavier drinkers may experience feedback as more relevant and salient than those who not drink so heavily (Elliott, Carey, & Bolles, 2008). It is interesting to observe that baseline FGs receiving intervention showed 14 more realistic attitudes toward the profitability of gambling (even if not significant), while baseline FGs receiving only the PF about estimated risk-status and tips for safer gambling, without additional training (interactive activities), showed significantly less realistic attitudes toward the profitability of gambling post-intervention.…”

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“…To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to examine a WBI implemented via the school for ninth grade students. In addition, since previous studies have suggested that the effectiveness of the intervention is moderated by individual differences at baseline, such as alcohol-related negative consequences (Canale, Vieno, Chieco, Santinello, & Andriolo, 2015;Palfai, Zisserson, & Saitz, 2011), a secondary objective was to examine whether the intervention would be differentially effective for frequent gamblers (FGs) at baseline (i.e., before intervention).…”

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The efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for high school students: A preliminary randomized study

Canale

Vieno

Griffiths

et al. 2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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. The efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for high school students: A preliminary randomized study. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 946-954. AbstractEarly onset in adolescent gambling involvement can be a precipitator of later gambling problemsThe aim of the present study was to test the preliminary efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for students within a high school-based setting. Students attending a high school in Italy (N = 168) participated in the present study (58% male -age, M = 15.01; SD = 0.60).Twelve classes were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: intervention (N = 6; 95 students) and control group (N = 6; 73 students). Both groups received personalized feedback and then the intervention group received online training (interactive activities) for three weeks. At a two-month follow-up, students in the intervention group reported a reduction in gambling problems relative to those in the control group. However, there were no differences in gambling frequency, gambling expenditure, and attitudes toward the profitability of gambling between the two groups. In addition, frequent gamblers (i.e., those that gambled at least once a week at baseline) showed reductions in gambling problems and gambling frequency post-intervention. Frequent gamblers that only received personalized feedback showed significantly less realistic attitudes toward the profitability of gambling post-intervention. The present study is the first controlled study to test the preliminary efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for students within a high school-based setting. The results indicate that a brief web-based intervention delivered in the school setting may be a potentially promising strategy for a low-threshold, low-cost, preventive tool for at-risk gambling high school students. KeywordsGambling; High school; Web-based intervention; Personalized feedback; Online activities 2 IntroductionYouth problem gambling has become an emerging public health issue in many countries (e.g., King, Delfabbro, Kaptsis, & Zwaans, 2014; Molinaro et al., 2014a), and a recent Italian study (Molinaro, Potente, & Cutilli, 2014) estimated a past-year problem gambling prevalence rate of 7.5% among high school students (ages 15-19 years). Although there is an age limit of 18 years for gambling in Italy, 44% of students (aged between 15 and 19 years) reported having engaged in some form of gambling during the past year (Molinaro et al., 2014b). In addition, problem gambling among high school students has been associated with significant health and psychosocial problems (Blinn-Pike, Worthy, & Jonkman, 2010). Gambling becomes a problem 1 when gamblers lose control and cause harms to themselves, their family, friend or society (Ferris & Wynne, 2001; Neal, Delfabbro & O'Neil, 2005).Gambling from an early age is associated with more severe gambling behaviors (Granero et al., 2014) and may predict depression, substance use disorders, and other psychiatric concerns in adulthood (Grant, Potenza, Weinstei...

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The efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for high school students: A preliminary randomized study

Canale

Vieno

Griffiths

et al. 2016

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…If sufficient data to calculate means and SDs for this outcome were not reported in the published article, authors were contacted. Data were provided by the authors for 3 studies [17,39,41]. Data on alcohol consumption that could be transformed into grams per week of ethanol were not collected in 2 studies [25,27] and insufficient data to calculate the weighted mean difference (WMD) in grams of ethanol per week were reported in 4 studies [23,28,29,42].…”

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The Effectiveness of Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention for Reducing Levels of Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Donoghue¹,

Patton²,

Phillips³

et al. 2014

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundElectronic screening and brief intervention (eSBI) has been shown to reduce alcohol consumption, but its effectiveness over time has not been subject to meta-analysis.ObjectiveThe current study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature to determine the effectiveness of eSBI over time in nontreatment-seeking hazardous/harmful drinkers.MethodsA systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant studies identified through searching the electronic databases PsychINFO, Medline, and EMBASE in May 2013. Two members of the study team independently screened studies for inclusion criteria and extracted data. Studies reporting data that could be transformed into grams of ethanol per week were included in the meta-analysis. The mean difference in grams of ethanol per week between eSBI and control groups was weighted using the random-effects method based on the inverse-variance approach to control for differences in sample size between studies.ResultsThere was a statistically significant mean difference in grams of ethanol consumed per week between those receiving an eSBI versus controls at up to 3 months (mean difference –32.74, 95% CI –56.80 to –8.68, z=2.67, P=.01), 3 to less than 6 months (mean difference –17.33, 95% CI –31.82 to –2.84, z=2.34, P=.02), and from 6 months to less than 12 months follow-up (mean difference –14.91, 95% CI –25.56 to –4.26, z=2.74, P=.01). No statistically significant difference was found at a follow-up period of 12 months or greater (mean difference –7.46, 95% CI –25.34 to 10.43, z=0.82, P=.41).ConclusionsA significant reduction in weekly alcohol consumption between intervention and control conditions was demonstrated between 3 months and less than 12 months follow-up indicating eSBI is an effective intervention.

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“…Due to seven participants being absent from the post-test, the data reported here concerned 124 college students (22 male and 102 female) with a mean age of 21.64 years (SD ¼ 2.58). Hazardous drinking students were identified as those who reported two or more heavy drinking episodes in the past month (6). The design was quasi-experimental (without randomization) and the two classes were assigned to two conditions: intervention (n ¼ 94, in undergraduate course) and control (n ¼ 30, in graduate course).…”

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

Canale

Vieno

Santinello

et al. 2015

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Using personalized feedback to reduce alcohol use among hazardous drinking college students: The moderating effect of alcohol-related negative consequences

Cited by 38 publications

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The efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for high school students: A preliminary randomized study

The efficacy of a web-based gambling intervention program for high school students: A preliminary randomized study

The Effectiveness of Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention for Reducing Levels of Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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

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