Prevention of heavy drinking and associated negative consequences among mandated and voluntary college students.
The Lifestyle Management Class (LMC) was evaluated as a universal and targeted alcohol prevention program among voluntary and mandated college students. The relative efficacy of peer- and professional-led group interventions was also tested in this randomized, controlled design. LMC participants showed decreases in driving after drinking relative to control participants. Changes in heavy drinking varied as a function of treatment condition, readiness to change, and gender, with a trend toward larger decreases among voluntary LMC participants high in readiness to change and a comparable though nonsignificant advantage for male LMC participants in the mandated sample. The LMC was comparably effective for mandated and voluntary students, with no clear advantage for peer- or professional-led groups.
Fromme
Kim
K
Department of Psychology, University of Texas, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712-0187, USA. fromme@psy.utexas.edu
Corbin
William
W
D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D035141:Voluntary Programs