SynthesisJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2016
Alcohol interventions for mandated college students: A meta-analytic review.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interpersonal communication and perceived norms as social influence mechanisms of e-cigarette use among adults: a systematic review.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Do Brief Alcohol Interventions Reduce Driving After Drinking Among College Students? A Two-step Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Umbrella Review on the Epidemiology of Modifiable Health Influencing Factors and on Health Promoting Interventions Among University Students.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
- Preventing Prescription Stimulant Diversion and Misuse via a Web-Based Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of attention disorders · 2026Trial
- Does self-affirmation augment the effects of a mandated personalized feedback intervention? A randomized controlled trial with heavy drinking college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- Do hypothetical evaluations of alcohol related consequences change over time? Examining the influence of past and ongoing consequences.Addictive behaviors · 2024Trial
- A social media intervention for high-intensity drinking among emerging adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Trial
- Examining engagement effects in an adaptive preventive intervention for college student drinking.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2023Trial
- Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for Community College Students (BASICCS): Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of web-conferencing BASICCS and supporting automated text messages.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Trial
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- A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of Game Plan, A Web Application to Help Men Who Have Sex with Men Reduce Their HIV Risk and Alcohol Use.AIDS and behavior · 2019Trial
- Pilot Study of a Brief WeChat Intervention in China to Increase Students' Willingness to Assist a Flushing Student to Reduce Alcohol Use.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2018Trial
- Personalized Boosters After a Computerized Intervention Targeting College Drinking: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2018Trial
- Mediators and Moderators of a Personalized Feedback Alcohol Intervention for Nonstudent Emerging Adult Drinkers.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2018Trial
- Using e-mail boosters to maintain change after brief alcohol interventions for mandated college students: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Trial
- Drinking goals and attainment in a naltrexone trial of young adult heavy drinkers.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Trial
- Trajectories of in-session change language in brief motivational interventions with mandated college students.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Trial
- Do brief motivational interventions reduce drinking game frequency in mandated students? An analysis of data from two randomized controlled trials.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Trial
- Changes in Drinking Motives Do Not Mediate Reductions in Alcohol Use and Consequences Following a Brief Alcohol Intervention.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Capturing meaningful change: Initiation and maintenance of reductions in World Health Organization risk drinking levels among mandated college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveWhen college students violate campus alcohol policies, they typically receive disciplinary sanctions that include alcohol education or counseling. This meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy of these "mandated interventions" to prevent future alcohol misuse.
methodStudies were included if they evaluated an individual- or group-level intervention, sampled students mandated to an alcohol program, used a pretest-posttest design, and assessed alcohol use as an outcome. Thirty-one studies with 68 separate interventions (N = 8,621 participants; 35% women; 85% White) were coded by independent raters with respect to sample, design, methodological features, and intervention content; the raters also calculated weighted mean effect sizes, using random-effects models. A priori predictors were examined to explain variability in effect sizes.
resultsIn the 5 studies that used assessment-only control groups, mandated students reported significantly less drinking relative to controls (between-groups contrasts), d+ ranged from 0.13-0.20 for quantity and intoxication outcomes. In the 31 studies that provided within-group contrasts, significant effects were observed for all outcomes in the short-term (i.e., ≤ 3 months postintervention), with d+ ranging from 0.14-0.27; however, fewer significant effects appeared at longer follow-ups. Four commercially available intervention protocols (i.e., BASICS, e-CHUG, Alcohol 101, and Alcohol Skills Training Program) were associated with risk reduction.
conclusionsProviding mandated interventions to students who violate campus alcohol policies is an effective short-term risk reduction strategy. Continued research is needed to maintain initial gains, identify the most useful intervention components, and determine the cost-effectiveness of delivery modes. (PsycINFO Database Record
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