The Latest Research
The following selection of research relates to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions. The citations are compiled on a monthly basis from 15 peer-reviewed journals serving as the primary source of college AODV prevention articles and from keyword searches of online research databases.
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Baldwin, J. A., Johnson, R. M., Gotz, N. K., Wayment, H. A., & Elwell, K. (2006). Perspectives of college students and their primary health care providers on substance abuse screening and intervention. Journal of American College Health, 55(2), 115-119.
Barnett, N. P., Goldstein, A. L., Murphy, J. G., Colby, S. M., & Monti, P. M. (2006). 'I'll never drink like that again': Characteristics of alcohol-related incidents and predictors of motivation to change in college students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(5), 754-763.
Carey, K. B., Carey, M. P., Maisto, S. A., & Henson, J. M. (2006). Brief motivational interventions for heavy college drinkers: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(5), 943-954.
Carroll, K. M., Easton, C. J., Nich, C., Hunkele, K. A., Neavins, T. M., Sinha, R., et al. (2006). The use of contingency management and motivational/skills-building therapy to treat young adults with marijuana dependence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(5), 955-966.
do Amaral, M. B., Lourenco, L. l. M., & Ronzani, T. M. (2006). Beliefs about alcohol use among university students. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31(2), 181-185.
Dunleavy, V. O., & Campbell, K. (2006). The Role of Interpersonal Influence as a college alcohol prevention strategy. College Student Journal, 40(3), 654-663.
Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2006). Web-based treatment for problem drinking. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 44(9), 20-27.
Gullette, D. L., & Lyons, M. A. (2006). Sensation seeking, self-esteem, and unprotected sex in college students. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 17(5), 23-31.
Haines, M. P., Barker, G., & Rice, R. M. (2006). The personal protective behaviors of college student drinkers: Evidence of indigenous protective norms. Journal of American College Health, 55(2), 69-75.
Ham, L. S., & Hope, D. A. (2006). Incorporating social anxiety into a model of college problem drinking: Replication and extension. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20(3), 348-355.
Hannawa, A. F., Spitzberg, B. H., Wiering, L., & Teranishi, C. (2006). 'If I can't have you, no one can': Development of a relational entitlement and proprietariness scale (REPS). Violence and Victims, 21(5), 539-560.
Kaysen, D., Neighbors, C., Martell, J., Fossos, N., & Larimer, M. E. (2006). Incapacitated rape and alcohol use: A prospective analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 31(10), 1820-1832.
LaBrie, J. W., Tawalbeh, Summer., Earleywine, Mitchell. (2006). Differentiating adjudicated from nonadjudicated freshmen men: The role of alcohol expectancies, tension, and concern about health. Journal of College Student Development, 47(5). 521-533
Lewis, T. F. (2006). Discriminating among levels of college student drinking through an Eriksonian Theoretical Framework. Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 27(1), 28-45.
Mackintosh, M.-A., Earleywine, M., & Dunn, M. E. (2006). Alcohol expectancies for social facilitation: A short form with decreased bias. Addictive Behaviors, 31(9), 1536-1546.
Martens, M. P., Dams-O'Connor, K., & Beck, N. C. (2006). A systematic review of college student-athlete drinking: Prevalence rates, sport-related factors, and interventions. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31(3), 305-316.
McCabe, S. E., Boyd, C. J., Cranford, J. A., Morales, M., & Slayden, J. (2006). A modified version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test among undergraduate students. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31(3), 297-303.
McCabe, S. E., Diez, A., Boyd, C. J., Nelson, T. F., & Weitzman, E. R. (2006). Comparing web and mail responses in a mixed mode survey in college alcohol use research. Addictive Behaviors, 31(9), 1619-1627.
McCoy, K., Fremouw, W., Tyner, E., Clegg, C., Johansson-Love, J., & Strunk, J. (2006). Criminal-thinking styles and illegal behavior among college students: validation of the PICTS. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 51(5), 1174-1177.
Neighbors, C., Lewis, M. A., Bergstrom, R. L., & Larimer, M. E. (2006). Being controlled by normative influences: Self-determination as a moderator of a normative feedback alcohol intervention. Health Psychology, 25(5), 571-579.
Ostafin, B. D., & Palfai, T. P. (2006). Compelled to consume: The implicit association test and automatic alcohol motivation. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20(3), 322-327.
Piran, N., & Robinson, S. R. (2006). Associations between disordered eating behaviors and licit and illicit substance use and abuse in a university sample. Addictive Behaviors, 31(10), 1761-1775.
Robertson, J. M., Benton, S. L., Newton, F. B., Downey, R. G., Marsh, P. A., Benton, S. A., et al. (2006). K-State problem identification rating scales for college students. Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 39(3), 141-160.
Rockafellow, B. D., & Saules, K. K. (2006). Substance use by college students: The role of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation for athletic involvement. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20(3), 279-287.
Shutt, M. D., Oswalt, S. B., & Cooper, D. L. (2006). Parent misperceptions of incoming student use of alcohol and other drugs. Journal of College Student Development, 47(5), 577–585.
Simons, J. S., & Carey, K. B. (2006). An affective and cognitive model of marijuana and alcohol problems. Addictive Behaviors, 31(9), 1578-1592.
Teter, C. J., McCabe, S. E., LaGrange, K., Cranford, J. A., & Boyd, C. J. (2006). Illicit use of specific prescription stimulants among college students: Prevalence, motives, and routes of administration. Pharmacotherapy, 26(10), 1501-1510.
Wish, E. D., Fitzelle, D. B., O'Grady, K. E., Hsu, M. H., & Arria, A. M. (2006). Evidence for significant polydrug use among ecstasy-using college students. Journal of American College Health, 55(2), 99-104.
Wu, L.-T., Schlenger, W. E., & Galvin, D. M. (2006). Concurrent use of methamphetamine, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, GHB, and flunitrazepam among American youths. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84(1), 102-113.