@article{ref1,
title="Age of drinking initiation as a moderator of the efficacy of a brief, web-based personalized feedback alcohol intervention",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse",
year="2016",
author="Doumas, Diana M. and Hausheer, Robin and Esp, Susan",
volume="25",
number="6",
pages="591-597",
abstract="Early initiation of alcohol use is associated with high-risk drinking and an increased risk of adult alcohol dependence. The current study tested age of drinking initiation as a moderator of the efficacy of a brief, Web-based intervention on frequency of drinking and alcohol-related consequences among ninth-grade students (N = 513). At a three-month follow-up, students in the intervention group reported a reduction in drinking frequency and alcohol-related consequences relative to those in the control group. In addition, age of drinking initiation was a significant moderator of intervention efficacy. Intervention effects were greatest among two groups of students--those who reported abstinence at baseline and those who initiated drinking at age 11 or younger. <br><br>RESULTS support a brief, Web-based intervention as a promising strategy for reducing frequency of drinking and the associated consequences as a prevention strategy for students who report no drinking history and as an intervention strategy for early initiators who are at the highest risk for developing alcohol-related problems.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1067-828X",
doi="10.1080/1067828X.2016.1171185",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2016.1171185"
}