@article{ref1,
title="Reducing high-risk drinking among student-athletes: the effects of a targeted athlete-specific brief intervention",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2015",
author="Cimini, M. Dolores and Monserrat, Joseph M. and Sokolowski, Karen L. and Dewitt-Parker, Joyce Y. and Rivero, Estela M. and McElroy, Lee A.",
volume="63",
number="6",
pages="343-352",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Student-athlete specific brief alcohol interventions show promise in addressing high-risk drinking, reducing associated harms, and supporting health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2015.1031236",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2015.1031236"
}