Citation

Li X, Clarke N, Kim SY, Ray AE, Walters ST, Mun EY. J. Am. Coll. Health 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2020.1807555

PMID

32870746

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine race, gender, and alcohol use level as moderators of the association between protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol-related problems. Participants: A sample of 12,011 participants who reported recent drinking (87.7% White, 61% Women) from Project INTEGRATE, a study that combined individual participant data (IPD) from 24 brief motivational intervention trials for college students.

METHODS: Hierarchical regressions were conducted to determine whether there was a moderated effect of PBS on alcohol problems across alcohol use levels, and whether the moderated protective effect of PBS by alcohol use differed by gender and race.

RESULTS: The protective association between PBS and alcohol-related problems was greater for those who drank less. This moderated effect did not differ across men and women or across racial groups.

CONCLUSIONS: College drinking prevention programs should ensure that students are aware of the limits of PBS as a mitigator of alcohol problems.

Language: en

Keywords

Alcohol; brief intervention; college student drinking; integrative data analysis; protective behavioral strategies