Heavy Drinking
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is a trial of a brief alcohol intervention, a brief expressive writing intervention that incorporates religious identity.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExpressive Writing
The participants are asked to write for a period of time about specific concepts so that they think carefully and cognitively process the information they are generating.
Sponsors
University of Houston
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Masking description
Participants will not be made aware of the purpose of the study. Research assistants, who interact with the participants, will not be made aware of which writing prompt any given participant will receive.
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomized to either an intervention condition, where they will write about how their drinking relates to their religious identity, or to a control condition, where they will write about how their drinking relates to their age.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 29 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 to 29 years old * Have had a binge episode (4/5 drinks on one occasion for women/men) at least once in the past month * UH students
Exclusion criteria
* Participants who are currently enrolled in treatment for alcohol or other substances * Participants who have been diagnosed with and/or treated for verbal learning disabilities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the Timeline Follow-Back one month following the intervention | It will be assessed before the intervention and one month following the intervention. | Participants report number of drinks consumed each day over the last month. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chang in the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire one month following the intervention | It will be assessed before the intervention and one month following the intervention. | Participants respond to a list of common consequences of alcohol use indicating whether or not they have experienced them. The scale name is the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (Read, Kahler, Strong, & Colder, 2006). The construct of interest measured by this scale is the alcohol problems experienced by the participant. The total score is used, and the range for the total score is 0 to 48. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed