Brief Motivational Interventions Are Associated With Reductions in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Among College Drinkers

• DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.700
• Publication Date: 2015-09-28T13:45:30Z
• Authors: Jenni B. Teeters; Brian Borsari; Matthew P. Martens; James G. Murphy
• Keywords: Male; Automobile Driving; Biomedical and clinical sciences; Adolescent; Alcohol Drinking; Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities; 150; 610; Underage Drinking; Motivational Interviewing; Cardiovascular; Oral and gastrointestinal; Alcohol Use and Health; Substance Misuse; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; Screening And Brief Intervention For Substance Abuse; Clinical Research; Health Sciences; Behavioral and Social Science; Psychology; Humans; Minority Health; Students; Cancer; Pediatric; Motivation; Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; Clinical and Health Psychology; 4. Education; Substance Abuse; Health sciences; Alcohol Drinking in College; 3. Good health; Health Disparities; Stroke; Alcoholism; Good Health and Well Being; Public Health and Health Services; Female; 0305 other medical science

Objective: Alcohol-impaired (AI) driving among college students remains a significant public health concern and may be the single most risky drinking outcome young adults. Brief motivational interventions (BMIs) have been shown to reduce alcohol use problems, but their specific efficacy for decreasing AI is unknown. The present study analyzed data from three randomized controlled trials of BMI (Murphy et al., 2010: n = 74; Borsari 2012: 530; Martens 2013: 365) evaluate whether BMIs are associated with reductions in student drinkers. Method: Participants all studies were or control conditions. reported they had driven under influence (yes/no) following over follow-up period. Results: Separate binary logistic regression analyses conducted each study. For Studies 1 2, these revealed that was significantly at final (6-month 9-month, respectively) compared condition. Study 3, single-component focused on correction misperceptions descriptive norms group (6-month) follow-up, whereas protective behavioral strategies not. Change level did not mediate relationship between condition change driving. Conclusions: Counselor-administered include normative feedback control.