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SynthesisPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2015

Effectiveness of brief school-based interventions for adolescents: a meta-analysis of alcohol use prevention programs.

Emily A Hennessy, Emily E Tanner-Smith

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Synthesis in Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Meta-analysis with Robust Variance Estimation: Expanding the Range of Working Models.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022
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  13. Changes in alcohol expectancy activation patterns precede onset of alcohol use in children.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily A HennessyDepartment of Human & Organizational Development, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, 220 Appleton Place, Mayborn Building, Nashville, TN, 37203-5721, USA, emily.a.hennessy@vanderbilt.edu.
Emily E Tanner-Smith
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

A Meta-analysis of Brief Intervention Effects for Adolescents and Young AdultsR01AA020286 · NIAAA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI TANNER-SMITH, EMILY E. · 2011 to 2012
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NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA020286NIAAA NIH HHS R01AA020286
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To conduct a meta-analysis summarizing the effectiveness of school-based brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) among adolescents and to examine possible iatrogenic effects due to deviancy training in group-delivered interventions, a systematic search for eligible studies was undertaken, current through December 31, 2012. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they used an experimental/quasi-experimental design; focused on school-based BAIs; enrolled adolescent participants; and reported an alcohol-related outcome measure. Studies were coded for key variables, and outcome effect sizes were analyzed as standardized mean differences adjusted for small samples (Hedges' g). Analyses were conducted using inverse-variance weighted mixed-effects meta-regression models. Sensitivity analyses were also conducted. Across all 17 studies eligible for inclusion, school-based BAIs were associated with significant improvements among adolescents, whereby adolescents in the BAI groups reduced their alcohol consumption relative to the control groups (= 0.34, 95 % CI [0.11, 0.56]). Subgroup analyses indicated that whereas individually-delivered BAIs were effective (= 0.58, 95 % CI [0.23, 0.92]), there was no evidence that group-delivered BAIs were associated with reductions in alcohol use (= -0.02, 95 % CI [-0.17, 0.14]). Delivery format was confounded with program modality, however, such that motivational enhancement therapy was the most effective modality, but was rarely implemented in group-delivered interventions. Some school-based BAIs are effective in reducing adolescent alcohol consumption, but may be ineffective if delivered in group settings. Future research should explore whether group-delivered BAIs that use motivational enhancement therapy components may yield beneficial outcomes like those observed in individually-delivered programs.

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AdolescentAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansMaleSchool Health Services

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PMID25294110
PMCPMC4636019
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