@article{ref1,
title="Protective behavioral strategies and negative alcohol-related consequences in college students",
journal="Journal of drug education",
year="2008",
author="Araas, Teresa E. and Adams, Troy B.",
volume="38",
number="3",
pages="211-224",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Alcohol abuse among college students is associated with a quality of life burden. The current study replicated and extended previous research on protective behavioral strategies (PBS) by examining relationships between PBS use and negative alcohol-related consequences. METHOD: A national sample of 29,792 U.S. college students who completed the National College Health Assessment during spring 2004 was included. Using a retrospective analysis of cross-sectional data, relationships between PBS use and negative alcohol-related consequences were examined. RESULTS: Greater PBS use was associated with fewer negative alcohol-related consequences, while less frequent use of PBS was correlated with increased negative alcohol-related consequences. DISCUSSION: The current study findings strongly support expanded educational alcohol-intervention programs promoting greater PBS use aimed at reducing or completely alleviating negative alcohol-related consequences (e.g., BASICS, ASTP). Future research should further investigate such PBS-based intervention programs, examine the existence of latent PBS, and study use of combined PBS.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2379",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}