Citation

Cimini MD, Monserrat JM, Sokolowski KL, Dewitt-Parker JY, Rivero EM, McElroy LA. J. Am. Coll. Health 2015; 63(6): 343-352.

Affiliation

a University Counseling Center , University at Albany , State University of New York , Albany , New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2015.1031236

PMID

25942068

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of a single-session Motivational Interviewing -based in-person brief alcohol intervention that contained student-athlete specific personalized drinking feedback. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 170 NCAA Division I student-athletes meeting screening criteria for heavy episodic drinking.

METHOD: Baseline assessments of alcohol use frequency and quantity, norm perceptions of peers' alcohol use, experiences of negative consequences, and use of protective behaviors were administered to student-athletes prior to a one-session brief intervention containing personalized feedback highlighting the relationship between alcohol use and athletic performance. Follow-up assessment was conducted three months post-intervention.

RESULTS: Student-athletes participating in the athlete-specific brief intervention showed significant reductions in their alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences, increases in use of protective behavioral strategies, and corrections in norm misperceptions at three months post-intervention relative to a no-treatment comparison group.

CONCLUSIONS: Student-athlete specific brief alcohol interventions show promise in addressing high-risk drinking, reducing associated harms, and supporting health.

Language: en