SynthesisDrug and alcohol review2023
The effect of forming implementation intentions on alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effect of forming implementation intentions on alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Pooled it
- Expanding perspectives on reducing harms from drinking in college: A qualitative study.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- The Lived Experiences of Unhealthy Alcohol Use among Young People with HIV in Southwestern Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Self-efficacy and implementation intentions in home rehabilitation of stroke patients: the parallel mediating role of recurrence risk perception and outcome expectations.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Watching the fall of Roe v. Wade: Media exposure relates to U.S. women's alcohol use intentions.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
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Abstract
issuesMeta-analysis was used to estimate the effect of forming implementation intentions (i.e., if-then plans) on weekly alcohol consumption and heavy episodic drinking (HED). Sample type, mode of delivery, intervention format and timeframe were tested as moderator variables. APPROACH: Cochrane, EThOS, Google Scholar, PsychArticles, PubMed and Web of Science were searched for relevant publications to 31 March 2021. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the effect size difference (d) between individuals forming versus not forming implementation intentions on weekly consumption and HED. KEY
findingsSixteen studies were included in meta-analyses. The effect size difference for forming implementation intentions on weekly alcohol consumption was d IMPLICATIONS: Forming implementation intentions reduces weekly consumption but has no effect on HED.
conclusionThis review identifies boundary conditions on the effectiveness of implementation intentions to reduce alcohol consumption. Future research should focus on increasing the effectiveness of online-delivered interventions and integrating implementation intention and motivational interventions.
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