Geisner Irene Markman, Neighbors Clayton, Lee Christine M, Larimer Mary E
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE Suite 306C, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
Addict Behav. 2007 Dec;32(12):2776-87. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.04.014. Epub 2007 Apr 14.
This research evaluated a brief mailed intervention for alcohol use as an adjunct to a brief treatment for college students with depression symptoms. The intervention aimed to correct normative misperceptions and reduce students' drinking and related consequences.
One hundred seventy seven college students (70% Female) with elevated scores on the Beck Depression Inventory were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. Participants in the intervention were mailed feedback and information detailing their reported alcohol use, moderation strategies, and accurate normative information regarding student drinking.
Results indicated no main effects of the intervention on drinking or related problems but students receiving feedback showed significant reductions in their perception of drinking norms compared to the control group. Furthermore, students whose normative perceptions reduced showed significant reductions in total drinks per week and total alcohol related problems compared to those whose norms did not reduce.
Results support the importance of correcting normative perceptions and provide direction for selective prevention of alcohol use and related problems among college students with depressed mood.
本研究评估了一种针对饮酒问题的简短邮寄干预措施，作为对有抑郁症状的大学生进行简短治疗的辅助手段。该干预旨在纠正规范性误解，减少学生饮酒及相关后果。
177名在贝克抑郁量表上得分较高的大学生（70%为女性）被随机分配到干预组或对照组。干预组的参与者收到了反馈信息，详细说明了他们报告的饮酒情况、适度饮酒策略以及关于学生饮酒的准确规范性信息。
结果表明，干预对饮酒或相关问题没有主要影响，但与对照组相比，收到反馈的学生对饮酒规范的认知有显著降低。此外，与规范认知未降低的学生相比，规范认知降低的学生每周饮酒总量和与酒精相关的问题总量有显著减少。
结果支持纠正规范认知的重要性，并为有抑郁情绪的大学生中酒精使用及相关问题的选择性预防提供了方向。
