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Published in: Prevention Science 6/2019

01-08-2019

The Efficacy of an Event-Specific, Text Message, Personalized Drinking Feedback Intervention

Authors: Jennifer M. Cadigan, Matthew P. Martens, Emily R. Dworkin, Kenneth J. Sher

Published in: Prevention Science | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

Tailgating drinking prior to a football game is a type of event-specific drinking associated with increased alcohol use and related problems. Personalized drinking feedback interventions (PFI) are efficacious in reducing alcohol use and problems. The current study aimed to advance understanding of event-specific interventions by examining: (1) the efficacy of an event-specific, text message PFI on tailgating alcohol outcomes, and (2) the extent to which intervention effects generalize to “typical” alcohol outcomes at 1-month follow-up. College students (N = 130; 71% female; 92% white) who reported tailgating within the past 30 days and binge drinking when tailgating in the past year completed assessments on tailgating and typical alcohol use. They were randomly assigned to one of two text message conditions delivered on the morning of a home football game: event-specific PFI (TXT PFI) or a control condition. Multilevel modeling examined the association of treatment condition on tailgating and 1-month alcohol outcomes. When tailgating, participants in TXT PFI reported lower estimated peak blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) and consumed less drinks than the control condition. At the 1-month “typical” drinking follow-up, participants in TXT PFI reported lower peak eBAC and fewer alcohol-related problems than the control condition. Perceived tailgating drinking norms were found to statistically mediate the relationship between condition and alcohol outcome at tailgating and 1-month follow-ups. Findings provide preliminary support for the efficacy of an event-specific, text message PFI in reducing both tailgating and typical drinking alcohol outcomes. Event-specific TXT PFI can be used for prevention/intervention of alcohol misuse.
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Metadata
Title
The Efficacy of an Event-Specific, Text Message, Personalized Drinking Feedback Intervention
Authors
Jennifer M. Cadigan
Matthew P. Martens
Emily R. Dworkin
Kenneth J. Sher
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Prevention Science / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1389-4986
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6695
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-018-0939-9

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