Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2023
Self-relevant appeals to engage in self-monitoring of alcohol use: A microrandomized trial.
Trial report in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03930524 (An Adaptive Preventive Intervention to Optimize the Transition From Universal to Indicated Resources for College Student Alcohol Use), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.
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An Adaptive Preventive Intervention to Optimize the Transition From Universal to Indicated Resources for College Student Alcohol Use
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of Providing a Personalized Data Dashboard on Ecological Momentary Assessment Compliance Among College Students Who Use Substances: Pilot Microrandomized Trial.JMIR formative research · 2024Trial
- Automated, tailored adaptive mobile messaging to reduce alcohol consumption in help-seeking adults: A randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2024Trial
- Antecedents and consequences of different indicators of engagement with a digital intervention for tobacco cessation.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Alcohol Use Trajectories During the First 72 Weeks of WHOOP Wearable Platform Membership: Observational Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Observational
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions: Where Are We Now and What Is Next?Annual review of psychology · 2026Review
- Feasibility of mHealth Strategies to Promote Use of Wrist-Worn Alcohol Biosensors Among Young Adults With HIV: Protocol for the Engage Microrandomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Momentary mindfulness versus distraction coping messages to reduce cannabis craving among young adults: A microrandomized trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Precision Emotion and Affective Context (PEAC) process model: a theoretical framework for creating the affective circumstances that promote engagement.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Daybreak Drink Tracker: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Observational
- A Personalized Data Dashboard to Improve Compliance with Ecological Momentary Assessments in College Students: Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- From lab to life: Evaluating the reliability and validity of psychophysiological data from wearable devices in laboratory and ambulatory settings.Behavior research methods · 2024Article
- Towards the Science of Engagement with Digital Interventions.Current directions in psychological science · 2024Article
- Developing Message Strategies to Engage Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in Digital Oral Self-Care Interventions: Participatory Co-Design Approach.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Participant Engagement in Microrandomized Trials of mHealth Interventions: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Time-varying model of engagement with digital self reporting: Evidence from smoking cessation longitudinal studies.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveWhile self-monitoring can help mitigate alcohol misuse in young adults, engagement with digital self-monitoring is suboptimal. The present study investigates the utility of two types of digital prompts (reminders) to encourage young adults to self-monitor their alcohol use. These prompts leverage information that is self-relevant (i.e., represents and is valuable) to the person.
methodFive hundred ninety-one college students (
resultsThe self-interest (vs. prosocial) prompt was significantly more effective in promoting proximal self-monitoring at the beginning of the study, Est = exp(.14) = 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI) [1.01, 1.29], whereas the prosocial (vs. self-interest) prompt was significantly more effective at the end, Est = exp(-.17) = 0.84; 95% CI [0.70, 0.98]. Further, the prosocial (vs. self-interest) prompt was significantly more effective among participants who previously allocated all their reward points to drawings for their preferred item, Est = exp(-.15) = 0.86; 95% CI [.75, .97].
conclusionsThese results suggest that the advantage of prompts that appeal to a person's self-interest (vs. prosocial) motives varies over time and based on what reward options participants prioritized in previous decisions. Theoretical and practical implications for intervention design are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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