@article{ref1,
title="A text message program as a booster to in-person brief interventions for mandated college students to prevent weekend binge drinking",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2016",
author="Suffoletto, Brian and Merrill, Jennifer E. and Chung, Tammy and Kristan, Jeffrey and Vanek, Marian and Clark, Duncan B.",
volume="64",
number="6",
pages="481-489",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a text message (SMS) program as a booster to an in-person alcohol intervention with mandated college students. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduates (n = 224; 46% female) who violated an on-campus alcohol policy over a 2 semester period in 2014. <br><br>METHODS: The SMS program sent drinking-related queries each Thursday and Sunday and provided tailored feedback for 6 weeks. We examined response rates to SMS drinking-related queries and the associations between weekend drinking plans, drinking-limit goal commitment and alcohol consumption. Gender differences were explored. <br><br>RESULTS: 90% of SMS queries were completed. Weekend binge drinking decreased over 6 weeks, and drinking-limit goal commitment was associated with less alcohol consumption. Compared with women, men had greater reductions in alcohol consumption when they committed to a drinking-limit goal. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence suggests that an SMS program could be useful as a booster for helping mandated students reduce weekend binge drinking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2016.1185107",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2016.1185107"
}