Protective behavioral strategies are more helpful for avoiding alcohol-related problems for college drinkers who drink less. Issue 5 (22nd June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Xiaoyin; Clarke, Nickeisha; Kim, Su-Young; Ray, Anne E.; Walters, Scott T.; Mun, Eun-Young
• Is Part Of: Journal of American college health. Volume 70:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 1493
• Page End: 1499
• Publication Date: 2022-06-22
• Subjects: Alcohol -- brief intervention -- college student drinking -- integrative data analysis -- protective behavioral strategies; College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals; 362.10883781980973
• DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1807555
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0744-8481

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To examine race, gender, and alcohol use level as moderators of the association between protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol-related problems. Participants: A sample of 12, 011 participants who reported recent drinking (87.7% White, 61% Women) from Project INTEGRATE, a study that combined individual participant data (IPD) from 24 brief motivational intervention trials for college students. Methods: Hierarchical regressions were conducted to determine whether there was a moderated effect of PBS on alcohol problems across alcohol use levels, and whether the moderated protective effect of PBS by alcohol use differed by gender and race. Results: The protective association between PBS and alcohol-related problems was greater for those who drank less. This moderated effect did not differ across men and women or across racial groups. Conclusions: College drinking prevention programs should ensure that students are aware of the limits of PBS as a mitigator of alcohol problems.