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ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2022

Comparing Alcohol Use of Pre-COVID-Era and COVID-Era Cohorts of Mandated College Student Drinkers.

Sayre E Wilson, Sage R Feltus, Alison M Brenman, Kate B Carey, Angelo M DiBello, Nadine R Mastroleo

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Article in Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 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 · 2024
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  3. Social Influence and Problematic Drinking: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sayre E WilsonCollege of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York.
Sage R FeltusDepartment of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York.
Alison M BrenmanDepartment of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York.
Kate B CareyDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
Angelo M DiBelloCenter for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies & Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Nadine R MastroleoDepartment of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York.
Binghamton University · USBrown University · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Enhancing the Efficacy and Duration of a Brief Alcohol Intervention Using Self-AffirmationR01AA025643 · NIAAA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI CAREY, KATE B · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA025643
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveStudies report mixed findings on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on college student alcohol consumption. However, the impact of pandemic restrictions on students referred to an intervention following a campus alcohol violation has not yet been studied. The current study examined alcohol use behaviors and perceived drinking norms among mandated student cohorts enrolled in the pre-COVID-19 era (fall 2019) and COVID-19 era (fall 2020).

methodParticipants (

resultsCOVID-era cohort students reported fewer drinks, pregaming occasions (i.e., drinking before a social occasion such as a sports event), and drinks while pregaming. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking (HED) remained consistent between groups; however, the peak number of drinks during HED was significantly lower in the COVID-era group, as were Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test scores and alcohol-related consequences. Perceived peer norms for frequency and quantity were significantly higher in the COVID-era group. Regression confirmed a significant impact of norms on both frequency and quantity of alcohol use in both cohorts.

conclusionsMandated college students during the COVID-19 pandemic consumed less alcohol, engaged in less pregaming, consumed fewer drinks while pregaming, and reported fewer negative alcohol consequences than a cohort from the previous year. In this campus case study of residential students who violate campus alcohol policy, COVID restrictions were associated with reduced overall quantity and risky practices.

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Alcohol Drinking in CollegeAlcoholismCOVID-19Alcohol DrinkingEthanolHumansPandemicsStudentsUniversitiesEthanol

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PMID35838424
PMCPMC9318706
OpenAlexW4285602094

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