Citation

Fromme K, Corbin WR. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2004; 72(6): 1038-1049.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Texas, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712-0187, USA. fromme@psy.utexas.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0022-006X.72.6.1038

PMID

15612850

Abstract

The Lifestyle Management Class (LMC) was evaluated as a universal and targeted alcohol prevention program among voluntary and mandated college students. The relative efficacy of peer- and professional-led group interventions was also tested in this randomized, controlled design. LMC participants showed decreases in driving after drinking relative to control participants. Changes in heavy drinking varied as a function of treatment condition, readiness to change, and gender, with a trend toward larger decreases among voluntary LMC participants high in readiness to change and a comparable though nonsignificant advantage for male LMC participants in the mandated sample. The LMC was comparably effective for mandated and voluntary students, with no clear advantage for peer- or professional-led groups.

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