Trial of the University Assistance Program for alcohol use among mandated students.(Report): An article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
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From the author: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a brief intervention for mandated students in the context of the University Assistance Program, a Student Assistance Program developed and modeled after workplace Employee Assistance Programs. Method: Participants were 265 (196 males and 69 females)judicially mandated college students enrolled in a large, urban university in the northeast United States. All participants were sanctioned by the university's judicial office for an alcohol- or drug-related violation. Participants were randomized to one of two intervention conditions (the University Assistance Program or services as usual) and were assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months after intervention. Results: Growth curve analyses showed that, relative to services as usual, the University Assistance Program was more efficacious in reducing past-90-day weekday alcohol consumption and the number of alcohol-related consequences while increasing past-90-day use of protective behaviors and coping skills. No significant differences in growth trajectories were found between the two intervention conditions on past-90-day blood alcohol concentration, total alcohol consumption, or weekend consumption. Conclusions: The University Assistance Program may have a possible advantage over services as usual for mandated students.
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Title: Trial of the University Assistance Program for alcohol use among mandated students.(Report)
Author: Hortensia Amaro
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 70 Issue: 4 Page: S45(12)
Article Type: Report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
From the author: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a brief intervention for mandated students in the context of the University Assistance Program, a Student Assistance Program developed and modeled after workplace Employee Assistance Programs. Method: Participants were 265 (196 males and 69 females)judicially mandated college students enrolled in a large, urban university in the northeast United States. All participants were sanctioned by the university's judicial office for an alcohol- or drug-related violation. Participants were randomized to one of two intervention conditions (the University Assistance Program or services as usual) and were assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months after intervention. Results: Growth curve analyses showed that, relative to services as usual, the University Assistance Program was more efficacious in reducing past-90-day weekday alcohol consumption and the number of alcohol-related consequences while increasing past-90-day use of protective behaviors and coping skills. No significant differences in growth trajectories were found between the two intervention conditions on past-90-day blood alcohol concentration, total alcohol consumption, or weekend consumption. Conclusions: The University Assistance Program may have a possible advantage over services as usual for mandated students.
Citation Details
Title: Trial of the University Assistance Program for alcohol use among mandated students.(Report)
Author: Hortensia Amaro
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 70 Issue: 4 Page: S45(12)
Article Type: Report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
