Personalized Mailed Feedback for College Drinking Prevention: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-293

  Larimer, Mary E ^a   Lee, Christine M ^a   Kilmer, Jason R ^b   Fabiano, Patricia M ^c   Stark, Christopher B ^c   Geisner, Irene M ^a   Mallett, Kimberly A ^a   Lostutter, Ty W ^a   Cronce, Jessica M ^a   Feeney, Maggie ^c   Neighbors, Clayton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; brief intervention; college; motivation; skills

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMUNICATION; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; POSTAL SERVICE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34249695999     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.2.285     Document Type: Article

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