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Trial reportJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2024

Text Messages Conveying Parental Drinking Limits: A Potential Avenue for Preventing and Reducing Alcohol Use in College Students.

Bradley M Trager, Oliver J Hatch, Reed M Morgan, Sarah C Boyle, Frank T Materia, Joseph W LaBrie

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6 authors.

Bradley M TragerDepartment of Psychological Science, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.
Oliver J HatchDepartment of Psychological Science, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.
Reed M MorganDepartment of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York.
Sarah C BoyleDepartment of Psychological Science, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.
Frank T MateriaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Center for Health Innovation and Transformative Care, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Joseph W LaBrieDepartment of Psychological Science, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.

Funding

Revolutionizing Normative Re-education: Delivering Enhanced PNF within a Social Media Inspired Game About College LifeR01AA027168 · NIAAA · LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY · PI LABRIE, JOSEPH W., NEIGHBORS, CLAYTON · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
2 College Truths & 1 Lie: Social Media Embedded Gamified Normative Re-educationR34AA030139 · NIAAA · LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY · PI LABRIE, JOSEPH WILLIAM · 2023 to 2025
$621k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027168NIAAA NIH HHS R34 AA030139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlthough previous research has established that students who perceive that their parents have lower drinking limits on underage drinking consume less alcohol, optimal approaches for effectively communicating these limits are less understood. To address this gap in the literature, the present study examined the effects of hypothetical limit-focused text messages on estimated drinking behavior.

methodUndergraduate college students (

resultsHypothetical text messages from mothers and fathers containing lower drinking limits resulted in lower estimated alcohol consumption. A drinking limit of zero resulted in the least amount of expected alcohol consumption, but specifying 1-2 drinks as a limit might produce a similar effect if parents also required their student to check in at the end of the night.

conclusionsFindings from this study provide initial support for future studies to investigate the effects of limit-setting text messages sent from parents on college student drinking as well as the effects of text messages sent from parents requiring that students check in.

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Alcohol Drinking in CollegeParent-Child RelationsStudentsText MessagingAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansMaleParentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung Adult

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PMID38563266
PMCPMC11533930

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