Citation

Bingham CR, Barretto AI, Walton MAL, Bryant CM, Shope JT, Raghunathan TE. J. Am. Coll. Health 2010; 58(4): 349-356.

Affiliation

Transportation Research Institute at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448480903501178

PMID

20159758

Abstract

Objective: Reduce college student at-risk drinking (ARD) using a Web-based brief motivational alcohol prevention/intervention called Michigan Prevention and Alcohol Safety for Students (M-PASS). Participants: Participants included 1,137 randomly sampled first-year college students, including 59% female, 80% white, and averaged age 18.1 years. Methods: Intervention group participants (n = 616) attended 4 online M-PASS sessions, receiving feedback tailored to individual drinking patterns and concepts from 4 behavior change theories. Control group participants (n = 521) completed a mid-phase survey, and both groups were surveyed at baseline and posttest. Results: Evidence of M-PASS's efficacy was found. The intervention was associated with advanced stage of change, lower tolerance of drinking and drink/driving, fewer reasons to drink, and use of more strategies to avoid ARD. Preliminary evidence of behavioral change was also found. Efficacy was greater for women than men. Conclusions: Web-based programs may be useful in reducing alcohol-related risk among college students. Further evaluation is needed.

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