Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2014
Gender and depression moderate response to brief motivational intervention for alcohol misuse among college students.
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- Pooled it
- Health goals, sex, and college enrollment: Impacts on young adult response to digital alcohol intervention.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Trial
- Examining the longer-term efficacy of brief, alcohol-focused personalized feedback interventions for individuals with internalizing distress: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Trial
- Gender and addiction and other mental disorders comorbidity: sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment differences.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Trial
- Protective behavioral strategies underutilization mediates effect of a brief motivational intervention among socially anxious undergraduate drinkers.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Trial
- Alcohol demand moderates brief motivational intervention outcomes in underage young adult drinkers.Addictive behaviors · 2019Trial
- A randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of a brief alcohol intervention supplemented with a substance-free activity session or relaxation training.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2019Trial
- Brief web-based intervention for college students with comorbid risky alcohol use and depressed mood: does it work and for whom?Addictive behaviors · 2015Trial
- Health behavior interventions for university students measuring mental health outcomes: A scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Gender and Childhood Victimization: A Longitudinal Study of Heavy Drinking in Young Adulthood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The association between alcohol consumption and self-reported current depression among adults residing in Brazil.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- A Gender Perspective of Addictive Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2021Review
- Depressive symptoms as a moderator of college student response to computerized alcohol intervention.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Article
- Evaluating the combination of a Brief Motivational Intervention plus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and heavy episodic drinking in college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Article
- Gender Informed or Gender Ignored? Opportunities for Gender Transformative Approaches in Brief Alcohol Interventions on College Campuses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- The role of underutilization of protective behavioral strategies in the relation of social anxiety with risky drinking.Addictive behaviors · 2020Article
- Gender Differences in Harmful Use of Alcohol Among Korean Adults.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2019Article
- The Influence of a Brief Alcohol Intervention on Alcohol Use Trajectories in Nonstudent Emerging Adult Drinkers.Substance use & misuse · 2019Article
- Mood Disorders and Severity of Addiction in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Could Be Mediated by Sex Differences.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Associations among trauma, depression, and alcohol use profiles and treatment motivation and engagement in college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveBrief motivational interventions (BMIs) effectively reduce problematic drinking in college students. However, not all students benefit, and little is known about the subgroups of students for whom BMIs are most effective. In the present study, we examined 2 factors that may influence BMI efficacy: gender and depression.
methodWe reanalyzed data from a clinical trial in which heavy drinking students (N = 330; 65% female) were randomized to a BMI (n = 165) or an assessment only control (n = 165). Depression was assessed at baseline; past-month typical drinks per week, heavy drinking frequency, and consequences were assessed at baseline and 1 month. Three- and 2-way interactions among intervention condition (BMI vs. control), gender (male vs. female), and depression (low vs. high) were tested.
resultsWe observed 3-way interaction effects on 2 outcomes: (a) typical drinks per week and (b) frequency of heavy drinking at 1 month. Relative to controls and adjusting for baseline drinking, low-depression women reduced their drinking more after a BMI whereas high-depression women did not show differential improvement. In contrast, high-depression men showed significant reductions in weekly drinks following the BMI whereas low-depression men did not show differential improvement. In addition, higher levels of depression were associated with higher levels of consequences at follow-up across conditions.
conclusionsBMIs are indicated for heavy drinking, depressed men, consistent with recommendations for implementing screening and brief intervention in mental health settings. However, BMIs may need to be refined to enhance their efficacy for depressed women.
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