title: A computer-based feedback only intervention with and without a moderation skills component.
abstract: Research on the efficacy of computer-delivered feedback-only interventions (FOIs) for college alcohol misuse has been mixed. Limitations to these FOIs include participant engagement and variation in the use of a moderation skills component. The current investigation sought to address these limitations using a novel computer-delivered FOI, the Drinkers Assessment and Feedback Tool for College Students (DrAFT-CS). Heavy drinking college students (N=176) were randomly assigned to DrAFT-CS, DrAFT-CS plus moderation skills (DrAFT-CS+), moderation skills only (MSO), or assessment only (AO) group, and were assessed at 1-month follow-up (N=157). Participants in the DrAFT-CS and DrAFT-CS+groups reported significantly lower estimated blood alcohol concentrations (eBACs) on typical heaviest drinking day than participants in the AO group. The data also supported the incorporation of a moderation skills component within FOIs, such that participants in DrAFT-CS+group reported significantly fewer drinks per week and drinks per heaviest drinking occasion than participants in the AO group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751, USA. Electronic address: weavercc@missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Cameron C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Thad R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Leffingwell
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Kasey R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Claborn
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Martens
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Alcohol use; College students; Computer delivery; Moderation skills; Personalized feedback
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