1. A computer-based feedback only intervention with and without a moderation skills component.
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Weaver, Cameron C., Leffingwell, Thad R., Lombardi, Nathaniel J., Claborn, Kasey R., Miller, Mary E., and Martens, Matthew P.
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ALCOHOL drinking in college , *BLOOD alcohol , *PEOPLE with alcoholism , *MODERATION (Statistics) , *SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine) - Abstract
Abstract: Research on the efficacy of computer-delivered feedback-only interventions (FOIs) for college alcohol misuse has been mixed. Limitations to these FOIs include participant engagement and variation in the use of a moderation skills component. The current investigation sought to address these limitations using a novel computer-delivered FOI, the Drinkers Assessment and Feedback Tool for College Students (DrAFT-CS). Heavy drinking college students (N =176) were randomly assigned to DrAFT-CS, DrAFT-CS plus moderation skills (DrAFT-CS+), moderation skills only (MSO), or assessment only (AO) group, and were assessed at 1-month follow-up (N =157). Participants in the DrAFT-CS and DrAFT-CS+groups reported significantly lower estimated blood alcohol concentrations (eBACs) on typical heaviest drinking day than participants in the AO group. The data also supported the incorporation of a moderation skills component within FOIs, such that participants in DrAFT-CS+group reported significantly fewer drinks per week and drinks per heaviest drinking occasion than participants in the AO group. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2014
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