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 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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  • Abbey, A., Parkhill, M. R., Buck, P. O., & Saenz, C. (2007). Condom Use With a Casual Partner: What Distinguishes College Students' Use When Intoxicated? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21(1), 76-83.

  • Berdahl, J. L. (2007). The Sexual Harassment of Uppity Women. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(2), 425-437.

  • Brower, A. M., & Carroll, L. (2007). Spatial and temporal aspects of alcohol-related crime in a college town. Journal Of American College Health, 55(5), 267-275.

  • Carson, J., Barling, J., & Turner, N. (2007). Group Alcohol Climate, Alcohol Consumption, and Student Performance. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 11(1), 31-41.

  • DuRant, R., Champion, H., Wolfson, M., Omli, M., McCoy, T., D'Agostino, R. B., Jr., Wagoner, K., & Mitra, A. (2007). Date fighting experiences among college students: are they associated with other health-risk behaviors? Journal Of American College Health, 55(5), 291-296.

  • King, K. M., Chassin, L. (2007). A Prospective Study of the Effects of Age of Initiation of Alcohol and Drug Use on Young Adult Substance Dependence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2(68), 256-265.

  • Lanyon, R. I. (2007). Utility of the Psychological Screening Inventory: A review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(3), 283-307.

  • Lewis, M. A., & Neighbors, C. (2007). Optimizing personalized normative feedback: The use of gender-specific referents. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68(2), 228-237.

  • Loiselle, M., & Fuqua, W. R. (2007). Alcohol's effects on women's risk detection in a date-rape vignette. Journal Of American College Health, 55(5), 261-266.

  • Mais, J., & Masterson, G. (2007). What is the Best Method of Preventing Sexual Harassment? Coach & Athletic Director, 76(8), 78-79.

  • McCabe, S. E., Cranford, J. A., Boyd, C. J., & Teter, C. J. (2007). Motives, diversion and routes of administration associated with nonmedical use of prescription opioids. Addictive Behaviors, 32(3), 562-575.

  • McCabe, S. E., West, B. T., & Wechsler, H. (2007). Trends and college-level characteristics associated with the non-medical use of prescription drugs among US college students from 1993 to 2001. Addiction, 102(3), 455-465.

  • Rederstorff, J. C., Buchanan, N. T., & Settles, I. H. (2007). The moderating roles of race and gender-role attitudes in the relationship between sexual harassment and psychological well-being. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31(1), 50-61.

  • Reed, M. B., Wang, R., Shillington, A. M., Clapp, J. D., & Lange, J. E. (2007). The relationship between alcohol use and cigarette smoking in a sample of undergraduate college students. Addictive Behaviors, 32(3), 449-464.

  • Reis, J. (2007). Bad Luck or Bad Decisions: College Students' Perceptions of the Reasons for and Consequences of Their Alcohol Overdose. Journal of Drug Education, 37(1), 71-81.

  • Rothman, E., & Silverman, J. (2007). The effect of a college sexual assault prevention program on first-year students' victimization rates. Journal Of American College Health, 55(5), 283-290.

  • Schoenmakers, T., Wiers, R. W., Jones, B. T., Bruce, G., & Jansen, A. T. M. (2007). Attentional re-training decreases attentional bias in heavy drinkers without generalization. Addiction, 102(3), 399-405.

  • Tevyaw, T. O. L., Borsari, B., Colby, S. M., & Monti, P. M. (2007). Peer Enhancement of a Brief Motivational Intervention With Mandated College Students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21(1), 114-119.

  • Toomey, T. L., Lenk, K. M., Wagenaar, Alexander, C. (2007). Environmental Policies to Reduce College Drinking: An Update of Research Findings. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68(2), 208-219.

  • Walters, S. T., Vader, A. M., & Harris, T. R. (2007). A controlled trial of web-based feedback for heavy drinking college students. Prevention Science: The Official Journal Of The Society For Prevention Research, 8(1), 83-88.

  • Zack, M., Poulos, C. X., Aramakis, V. B., Khamba, B. K., & MacLeod, C. M. (2007). Effects of drink-stress sequence and gender on alcohol stress response dampening in high and low anxiety sensitive drinkers. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research, 31(3), 411-422.

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