A text message program as a booster to in-person brief interventions for mandated college students to prevent weekend binge drinking

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-r...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2016-08, Vol.64 (6), p.481-489
Main Authors: Suffoletto, Brian, Merrill, Jennifer E., Chung, Tammy, Kristan, Jeffrey, Vanek, Marian, Clark, Duncan B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol use
Binge Drinking - prevention & control
Brief interventions
college student
College students
Consumption
Drinking
Drinking behavior
Drug education
Feedback
Feedback (Response)
Female
Gender Differences
Handheld Devices
Health Promotion - methods
Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Humans
Intervention
Male
mandated
Objectives
Pennsylvania
Prevention
Prevention programs
Program Effectiveness
Response Rates (Questionnaires)
Student Health Services
Students
Synchronous Communication
Telecommunications
text message
Text Messaging
Undergraduate Students
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2016.1185107