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ArticleAddictive behaviors2016

Informing alcohol interventions for student service members/veterans: Normative perceptions and coping strategies.

Mary Beth Miller, Emma I Brett, Eleanor L Leavens, Ellen Meier, Brian Borsari, Thad R Leffingwell

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Article in Addictive behaviors, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mary Beth MillerDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02912, USA; Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. Electronic address: mary_miller@brown.edu.
Emma I BrettDepartment of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. Electronic address: emma.brett@okstate.edu.
Eleanor L LeavensDepartment of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. Electronic address: leavens@ostatemail.okstate.edu.
Ellen MeierDepartment of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: ellen.meier@okstate.edu.
Brian BorsariDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02912, USA; Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908, USA. Electronic address: brian_borsari@brown.edu.
Thad R LeffingwellDepartment of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. Electronic address: thad.leffingwell@okstate.edu.

Funding

ALCOHOL INTERVENTION/TREATMENT OUTCOME RESEARCH TRAININGT32AA007459 · NIAAA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI ROBERT MIRANDA, PETER M. MONTI · 1986 to 2026
$13.3M
Stepped Care for Mandated College StudentsR01AA015518 · NIAAA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI BORSARI, BRIAN · 2005 to 2009
$1.5M
Sequential and Component Analyses of MI Mechanisms with College DrinkersR01AA017874 · NIAAA · CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO) · PI APODACA, TIMOTHY R · 2009 to 2011
$726k
NIAAA NIH HHS 01-AA017874NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA015518NIAAA NIH HHS R01-AA015518NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA017874NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007459NIAAA NIH HHS T32-AA007459
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Abstract

objectiveThe current study aimed to inform future interventions for heavy alcohol use and problems among college students by examining the utility of normative perceptions and coping strategies in predicting alcohol use among student service members/Veterans (SSM/Vs).

methodsSSM/Vs and civilian students (N=319) at a large university in the Southern Plains completed self-report measures of demographics, alcohol use and related behaviors, and coping strategies.

resultsBoth SSM/Vs and civilian students significantly overestimated the typical weekly drinking quantities and frequencies of same-sex students on campus. Among SSM/Vs, normative perceptions of typical student (not military-specific) drinking and substance-related coping strategies significantly predicted drinks consumed per week, while substance-related coping predicted alcohol-related consequences.

conclusionsDespite the theoretical importance of similarity to normative referents, military-specific norms did not significantly improve the prediction of SSM/Vs' personal drinking behavior. Moreover, neither typical student nor military-specific norms predicted alcohol-related consequences among SSM/Vs after accounting for substance-related coping strategies. Future research may examine the efficacy of descriptive normative feedback and the importance of military-specific norms in alcohol interventions for SSM/Vs.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalAdultAlcohol Drinking in CollegeAttitude to HealthFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelStudentsUnited StatesVeteransYoung AdultAlcoholCollege studentsDescriptive normsMilitary

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