What makes group MET work? A randomized controlled trial of college student drinkers in mandated alcohol diversion

TitleWhat makes group MET work? A randomized controlled trial of college student drinkers in mandated alcohol diversion
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsLaChance, H, Feldstein Ewing, SW, Bryan, AD, Hutchison, KE
JournalPsychology of Addictive Behaviors
Volume23
Pagination598-612
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association
Place PublishedUS
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number0893-164X1939-1501
Accession Number2009-24023-006. First Author & Affiliation: LaChance, Heather
KeywordsAlcohol Abuse, College students, drinking, Drug Rehabilitation, group intervention, Group Motivational Enhancement Therapy, mandated, motivational interviewing, Self-efficacy, Treatment Effectiveness Evaluation
Abstract

Nationally, college drinkers exhibit the highest rates of alcohol consumption and represent the largest percentage of problem drinkers. Group motivational enhancement therapy (GMET) has been found to catalyze problem drinking reductions among college student samples. Although research supporting the use of single-session GMET in college samples (general and mandated) is emergent, no studies have evaluated a comprehensive model of the potential active ingredients of this group intervention. College students (N = 206; 88% White; 63% men; M age = 18.6) mandated to a university alcohol diversion program were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: the standard-of-care 2-session “Focus on Alcohol Concerns” education group (FAC), a single GMET, or a single alcohol information-only control group (AI) to evaluate the role of 5 putative mediators: readiness to change, self-efficacy, perceived risk, norm estimates, and positive drinking expectancies. At 3- and 6-month follow-ups, GMET students demonstrated greater reductions in problem drinking outcomes (drinks per drinking day, hazardous drinking symptoms, and alcohol-related problems). Of the 5 mediators proposed, only self-efficacy emerged as a significant mediator. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)

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