Brian Suffoletto1, Jennifer E Merrill2, Tammy Chung3, Jeffrey Kristan1, Marian Vanek4, Duncan B Clark3. 1. a Department of Emergency Medicine , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA. 2. b Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA. 3. c Department of Psychiatry , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA. 4. d Student Health Services, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a text message (SMS) program as a booster to an in-person alcohol intervention with mandated college students. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduates (N = 224; 46% female) who violated an on-campus alcohol policy over a 2-semester period in 2014. METHODS: The SMS program sent drinking-related queries each Thursday and Sunday and provided tailored feedback for 6 weeks. Response rates to SMS drinking-related queries and the associations between weekend drinking plans, drinking-limit goal commitment, and alcohol consumption were examined. Gender differences were explored. RESULTS: Ninety percent of SMS queries were completed. Weekend binge drinking decreased over 6 weeks, and drinking-limit goal commitment was associated with less alcohol consumption. Compared with women, men had greater reductions in alcohol consumption when they committed to a drinking-limit goal. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence suggests that an SMS program could be useful as a booster for helping mandated students reduce weekend binge drinking.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a text message (SMS) program as a booster to an in-personalcohol intervention with mandated college students. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduates (N = 224; 46% female) who violated an on-campus alcohol policy over a 2-semester period in 2014. METHODS: The SMS program sent drinking-related queries each Thursday and Sunday and provided tailored feedback for 6 weeks. Response rates to SMS drinking-related queries and the associations between weekend drinking plans, drinking-limit goal commitment, and alcohol consumption were examined. Gender differences were explored. RESULTS: Ninety percent of SMS queries were completed. Weekend binge drinking decreased over 6 weeks, and drinking-limit goal commitment was associated with less alcohol consumption. Compared with women, men had greater reductions in alcohol consumption when they committed to a drinking-limit goal. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence suggests that an SMS program could be useful as a booster for helping mandated students reduce weekend binge drinking.
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Keywords:
Alcohol; college student; mandated; text message
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