Alcohol brief intervention in a university setting: a small-scale experimental study.

Dombrowski, Stephan U; McClatchey, Kirstie; Boyce, Mandy

Abstract

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.

Citation

Dombrowski, S. U., McClatchey, K., & Boyce, M. (2017). Alcohol brief intervention in a university setting: a small-scale experimental study. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(7), 886-895. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315617331

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 31, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Dec 31, 2015
• Publication Date: 2017-06
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Health Psychology
• Print ISSN: 1359-1053
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7277
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 886-895
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315617331
• Keywords: Alcohol; alcohol brief intervention; binge drinking; randomised controlled trials; student drinking
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9672
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315617331