TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The comparative effectiveness of individual and group brief motivational interventions for mandated college students
JO  - Psychology of addictive behaviors
A1  - Hustad, John T. P.
A1  - Mastroleo, Nadine R.
A1  - Kong, Lan
A1  - Urwin, Rachel
A1  - Zeman, Suzanne
A1  - Lasalle, Linda
A1  - Borsari, Brian
SP  - 74
EP  - 84
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
N2  - Individual brief motivational intervention (iBMI) is an efficacious strategy to reduce heavy drinking by students who are mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related event. However, despite the strong empirical support for iBMI, it is unknown if the results from rigorously controlled research on iBMI translate to real-world settings. Furthermore, many colleges lack the resources to provide iBMI to mandated students. Therefore, group-delivered BMI (gBMI) might be a cost-effective alternative that can be delivered to a large number of individuals. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative effectiveness evaluation of iBMI and gBMI as delivered by staff at a university health services center. Participants (N = 278) were college students who were mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related incident. Participants were randomized to receive an individual (iBMI; n = 133) or a Group BMI (gBMI; n = 145). <br><br>RESULTS indicated that both iBMI and gBMI participants reduced their peak estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the number of negative alcohol-related consequences at 1-, 3-, and 6-months postintervention. The iBMI and gBMI conditions were not significantly different at follow-up. These findings provide preliminary support for the use of iBMI and gBMIs for college students in real-world settings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0893-164X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0034899
ID  - ref1
ER  -