A New Decisional Balance Measure of Motivation to Change Among At-Risk College Drinkers

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 464-471

  Collins, Susan E ^a   Carey, Kate B ^b   Otto, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use; college drinking; decisional balance; measure development; motivation to change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEMPERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350088411     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015841     Document Type: Article

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