title: Predictors of motivation to change alcohol use among referred college students.
abstract: The current study investigated motivation and its relationship with alcohol use and life satisfaction. Participants were 49 undergraduates referred to a university-based clinic to participate in a brief alcohol intervention. All participants completed measures assessing readiness to change drinking, frequency of alcohol use and related problems, and life satisfaction. As hypothesized, higher levels of motivation to change drinking were related to higher frequency and quantity of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, and lower levels of life satisfaction. Results indicate the importance of assessing motivation in students referred to receive alcohol interventions.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Charleston, SC 29425, United States.
authors.forename: Abigail E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Shealy
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borsari
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Correia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities