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SynthesisAddictive behaviors2015

Effects of 21st birthday brief interventions on college student celebratory drinking: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Katarzyna T Steinka-Fry, Emily E Tanner-Smith, Sean Grant

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Synthesis in Addictive behaviors, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A text message intervention to reduce 21st birthday alcohol consumption: Evaluation of a two-group randomized controlled trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018
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  5. Comparative Effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Interventions for College Students: Results from a Network Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katarzyna T Steinka-FryPeabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University, Box 0181 GPC, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: k.steinka-fry@Vanderbilt.edu.
Emily E Tanner-SmithPeabody Research Institute and Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, Box 0181 GPC, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Electronic address: e.tanner-smith@Vanderbilt.Edu.
Sean GrantRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA. Electronic address: sgrant@rand.org.
Vanderbilt University · USRAND Corporation · 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
$527k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA020286NIAAA NIH HHS R01AA020286
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCollege students' 21st birthday celebrations often involve consumption of extreme amounts of alcohol as well as alcohol-related risks. This systematic review aims to determine whether birthday-focused, individually-targeted, no-contact (email or letter-based) brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) reduce college students' 21st birthday celebratory drinking.

methodsA systematic search identified 9 randomized evaluations with 10 interventions to reduce 21st birthday drinking. Quantity of alcohol consumed and estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) were measured. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to summarize the effects of the interventions.

resultsThere was no evidence that birthday-focused BAIs reduce quantities of alcohol consumed during birthday celebrations (g = 0.05, 95% CI [-0.03 to 0.13]). The interventions were associated with significant reductions in estimated BAC levels (g = 0.20, 95% CI [0.07 to 0.33]), but this effect was small in absolute terms. The quality of this body of evidence was very low, as evaluated using the GRADE approach. In particular, it was limited by substantial participant attrition post-randomization due to included studies' recruitment and randomization procedures.

conclusionsThere is no evidence that birthday-focused, individually-targeted BAIs reduce the quantity of alcohol consumed by students during 21st birthday celebrations, although these interventions may yield small beneficial effects on estimated BAC. Many methodological concerns were identified in included studies. This area of research would benefit from theory-based RCTs that are well-designed and executed. Future research should also investigate strategies other than birthday-focused, individually-targeted, brief interventions to curb 21st birthday celebratory drinking.

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Correspondence as TopicElectronic MailAlcohol Drinking in CollegeAlcoholic IntoxicationAnniversaries and Special EventsFemaleHumansMaleSocial EnvironmentStudentsYoung Adult21st birthday celebrationAlcoholBinge drinkingCollege studentsMeta-analysisPrevention

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PMID26093502
PMCPMC4515368
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