Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2014
The comparative effectiveness of individual and group brief motivational interventions for mandated college students.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Motivational interviewing for the prevention of alcohol misuse in young adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Does a Brief Motivational Intervention Reduce Frequency of Pregaming in Mandated Students?Substance use & misuse · 2016Trial
- Mandated college students' response to sequentially administered alcohol interventions in a randomized clinical trial using stepped care.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2016Trial
- Change talk and relatedness in group motivational interviewing: a pilot study.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Trial
- Alcohol interventions for mandated students: behavioral outcomes from a randomized controlled pilot study.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2015Trial
- Phone-delivered brief motivational interventions for mandated college students delivered during the summer months.Journal of substance abuse treatmentTrial
- Motivational Interventions for Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption Among University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Individual versus group female-specific cognitive behavior therapy for alcohol use disorder.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
- Marijuana use in the context of alcohol interventions for mandated college students.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- Individual, interpersonal, and contextual factors associated with discrepancies between intended and actual spring break drinking.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Emerging adults in substance misuse intervention: preintervention characteristics and responses to a motivation-enhancing program.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2016Article
- The impact of defensiveness and incident reactions on post-sanction drinking behaviors among mandated students.Addictive behaviors · 2015Article
- Novel Approaches to Individual Alcohol Interventions for Heavy Drinking College Students and Young Adults.Current addiction reports · 2015Article
- Tailgating and pregaming by college students with alcohol offenses: patterns of alcohol use and beliefs.Substance use & misuse · 2014Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Individual brief motivational intervention (iBMI) is an efficacious strategy to reduce heavy drinking by students who are mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related event. However, despite the strong empirical support for iBMI, it is unknown if the results from rigorously controlled research on iBMI translate to real-world settings. Furthermore, many colleges lack the resources to provide iBMI to mandated students. Therefore, group-delivered BMI (gBMI) might be a cost-effective alternative that can be delivered to a large number of individuals. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative effectiveness evaluation of iBMI and gBMI as delivered by staff at a university health services center. Participants (N = 278) were college students who were mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related incident. Participants were randomized to receive an individual (iBMI; n = 133) or a Group BMI (gBMI; n = 145). Results indicated that both iBMI and gBMI participants reduced their peak estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the number of negative alcohol-related consequences at 1-, 3-, and 6-months postintervention. The iBMI and gBMI conditions were not significantly different at follow-up. These findings provide preliminary support for the use of iBMI and gBMIs for college students in real-world settings.
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