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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Which Heavy Drinking College Students Benefit From a Brief Motivational Intervention?
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Volume 75, Issue 4, August 2007, Pages 663-669




Heavy drinking among college students is common and is often harmful. A previously reported randomized trial revealed that a brief motivational intervention (BMI) reduced the alcohol consumption of heavy drinking college students

For this study, the reseachers conducted supplemental analyses of hypothesized predictors of change using the same sample.

Greater readiness to change, higher levels of self-regulation, and less engagement in social comparison all independently predicted reductions in drinking outcomes. Furthermore, self-regulation, social comparison, and future time perspective interacted with BMI and predicted drinks per week. As expected, greater self-regulation skills enhanced response to the BMI; the remaining interaction effects were unexpected.

Overall, these findings suggest that BMIs produce relatively robust effects.

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