A comparison of personalized feedback for college student drinkers delivered with and without a motivational interview

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TitleA comparison of personalized feedback for college student drinkers delivered with and without a motivational interview
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsMurphy, JG, Benson, TA, Vuchinich, RE, Deskins, MM, Eakin, D, Flood, AM, McDevitt-Murphy, ME, Torrealday, O
JournalJournal of Studies on Alcohol
Volume65
Pagination200-203
Date PublishedMar
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number0096-882X (Print)0096-882X (Linking)
Accession Number15151350
Keywords*Feedback, *Interviews as Topic, *Motivation, Adult, Alcohol Drinking/*epidemiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Mass Screening/methods, Questionnaires, Students/*statistics & numerical data, Universities
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the relative efficacy of personalized drinking feedback (PDF) delivered with and without a motivational interview (MI) for college student drinkers. METHOD: Heavy-drinking college students (N = 54; 691% female) were identified from a large screening sample and randomly assigned either to receive PDF during a single MI session or to receive PDF without an MI. Of these participants, 51 (94%) completed a 6-month follow-up assessment that included measures of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems. RESULTS: At 6-months postintervention, participants in both groups showed significant, small to moderate reductions in alcohol consumption, but the groups did not differ. Women showed larger reductions than men. Rates of alcohol-related problems remained relatively unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: The hypothesis that an MI would enhance the efficacy of PDF was not supported.
URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=15151350
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