Alcohol Drinking
Conditions
Brief summary
Brief Interventions (BI) based on Motivational Interviewing are effective to reduce alcohol use. In this study the investigators test the hypothesis that that an open Mindset increases the positive effects of BI. Patients who are newly admitted to the psychotherapy outpatient clinic are routinely screened for risky alcohol use. All patients with risky alcohol use are eligible to the study and all receive the WHO's ASSIST-linked BI. Participants receive a brief Mindset induction prior to receiving BI. They are are randomly assigned to either the induction of an open or a closed Mindset according to Gollwitzer. The investigators measure the change in alcohol-related risk perception, treatment motivation and real alcohol drinking.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExperimental Mindset Induction
This induction of a psychological state was extensively studied in cognitive science. Gollwitzer & Keller (2016, p.3): The deliberative mindset is evoked by asking participants to (a) name an unresolved, important personal problem that is causing rumination but for which they have not made a decision yet and (b) reflect on whether to take action or not. Further, to enhance the depth of reflection, participants are requested to list positive and negative, short- and long-term consequences of both deciding to act and not to act; indicating the probability of the occurrence of each of these consequences is required. The implemental mindset is evoked by asking participants to think of a personal project for which they have already made the decision to act but did not initiate any action yet. Subsequently, participants are asked to list the steps necessary for successful goal attainment and to plan out in detail when, where, and how they intend to act on each of these steps.
Sponsors
University of Konstanz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* admitted to treatment at psychotherapy outpatient clinic
Exclusion criteria
* alcohol use disorder * substance use disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Risk Perception | The questionnaire assesses the variable related to the week before, i.e. time frame 1 week. | The participant's self-reported risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems is measured with the self-report measure Questionnaire for Alcohol-related Risk Perception (German Fragebogen zur Alkoholbezogenen Risikowahrnehmung, FAR; Klepper, Odenwald & Rockstroh (2016). Risikowahrnehmung und Alkoholabhängigkeit. SUCHT, 62 (6), 374-382; DOI 10.1024/0939-5911/a000457). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of alcohol drinking | The interviewers assess the number of standard units of alcohol consumed during month before assessment, i.e. time-frame 1 month | Self-reported amount of standard units of alcohol consumed by the individual |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed