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JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 5, Pages 943-954Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.943
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brief intervention; college drinking; alcohol abuse prevention; decisional balance; timeline assessment
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In this randomized controlled trial, the authors evaluated brief motivational interventions (BMIs) for at-risk college drinkers. Heavy drinking students (N = 509; 65% women, 35% men) were randomized into I of 6 intervention conditions formed by crossing the baseline Timeline Followback (TLFB) interview (present versus absent) and intervention type (basic BMI, BMI enhanced with a decisional balance module, or none). Assessments completed at baseline, 1, 6, and 12 months measured typical and risky drinking as well as drinking-related problems. Relative to controls, the TLFB interview reduced consumption but not problems at I month. The basic BMI improved all drinking outcomes beyond the effects of the TLFB interview at I month, whereas the enhanced BMI did not. Risk reduction achieved by brief interventions maintained throughout the follow-up year.
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