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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of a single-session motivational interviewing-based in-person brief alcohol intervention that contained student-athlete-specific personalized drinking feedback. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 170 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I student-athletes meeting screening criteria for heavy episodic drinking. METHODS: Baseline assessments of alcohol use frequency and quantity, norm perceptions of peers' alcohol use, experiences of negative consequences, and use of protective behaviors were administered to student-athletes prior to a 1-session brief intervention containing personalized feedback highlighting the relationship between alcohol use and athletic performance. Follow-up assessment was conducted 3 months post intervention. RESULTS: Student-athletes participating in the athlete-specific brief intervention showed significant reductions in their alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences, increases in use of protective behavioral strategies, and corrections in norm misperceptions at 3 months post intervention relative to a no-treatment comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: Student-athlete-specific brief alcohol interventions show promise in addressing high-risk drinking, reducing associated harms, and supporting health.
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Atletas/psicologia , Consumo Excessivo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/prevenção & controle , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Estudantes/psicologia , Adolescente , Análise de Variância , Atletas/estatística & dados numéricos , Consumo Excessivo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/epidemiologia , Consumo Excessivo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Internet , Masculino , Entrevista Motivacional/métodos , New England/epidemiologia , Avaliação de Processos e Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Grupo Associado , Normas Sociais , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Universidades , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Previous research has demonstrated a relationship between the constructs of family stability and adjustment. The present study evaluates perceived anxiety control as a mechanism through which association between family stability and adjustment may operate. It was hypothesized that perceived anxiety control would mediate the relationships between family stability and depression and anxiety. Participants completed the following measures: Stability of Activities in the Family Environment (SAFE), the Anxiety Control Questionnaire (ACQ), the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results of multiple regression analyses largely support a model in which perceived anxiety control mediates the relationship between family stability and both depression and anxiety. Potential ways in which family stability may assist in development of perceived control are discussed.
