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Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2025

Reduced drinking as a mechanism for alcohol and violence-related intervention effects from Positive Change©.

Andrew J Rizzo, Jessalynn R Ellis, Ruschelle M Leone, Kelly Cue Davis, Amanda K Gilmore

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andrew J RizzoNational Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: drewrizzo@outlook.com.
Jessalynn R EllisNational Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ruschelle M LeoneDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Kelly Cue DavisEdson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Amanda K GilmoreNational Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Funding

Alcohol and Violence Prevention for College StudentsR34AA025691 · NIAAA · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI GILMORE, AMANDA KATHERINE · 2018 to 2020
$659k
NIAAA NIH HHS R34 AA025691
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAlcohol use and sexual assault (SA) victimization often co-occur on college campuses, and prevention programs should ideally address both of these public health issues with integrated evidence-based interventions. Positive Change© is a web-based intervention with integrated content on alcohol and SA using personalized normative feedback tailored by participant gender identity and sexual orientation. Building from previous program evaluations, the current study examines alcohol use as a mediator for the intervention effects of Positive Change© on alcohol-related consequences, SA victimization likelihood, and SA victimization severity.

methodsCollege students (n = 165) aged 18-25 who engaged in heavy episodic drinking in the past month were enrolled in a pilot randomized controlled trial of Positive Change©. Participants completed a baseline survey, were randomly assigned to receive Positive Change© (n = 83) or an assessment only control (n = 82) and completed a 3-month follow-up survey.

resultsTwo separate path analyses were conducted. Drinks per week mediated the effect of Positive Change© to reduce alcohol-related consequences and reduce SA likelihood, but did not mediate reduced SA severity.

conclusionsFindings suggest that brief well-integrated programs utilizing personalized normative feedback for alcohol use and SA may be ideal for reducing alcohol use, which in turn may reduce risk of SA victimization among college students.

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Alcohol DrinkingAlcohol Drinking in CollegeInternet-Based InterventionSex OffensesAdolescentAdultBinge DrinkingCrime VictimsFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultAlcoholCollege studentsMediationPersonalized normative feedbackRandomized controlled trialSexual assaultSocial norms

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PMID40889461
PMCPMC12825364

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