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Efficacy of the alcohol skills training program, a brief group intervention for high -risk college student drinkers
Abstract
This study evaluated the efficacy of the brief group therapy format of the Alcohol Skills Training Program (ASTP), in reducing levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among high risk college students required to attend the program as a consequence of violation of the campus “no tolerance” alcohol policy. At initial and follow-up assessment times, participants in the ASTP treatment group and no treatment comparison group completed self-report measures of alcohol consumption quantity and frequency, alcohol-related problems, motivation to change, family history of alcoholism, and ASTP evaluation. Results indicated that the ASTP treatment group drank greater alcohol quantities and experienced more alcohol-related problems compared to the comparison group. Male ASTP participants had greater alcohol consumption quantities and frequencies, but there were no significant differences in numbers of alcohol-related problems. The treatment group did not show a decrease in alcohol consumption quantity or alcohol-related problems; however the treatment group did decrease alcohol consumption frequency. Similar to the treatment group, the no treatment group did not demonstrate a change in alcohol consumption quantity or alcohol problems; however, they did show an increase in alcohol consumption frequency. Overall, ASTP participants were satisfied with the program. Implications of these results for the intervention with heavy college drinkers are discussed.
Subject Area
Psychotherapy
Recommended Citation
Fischer Potts, Kelly Ann, "Efficacy of the alcohol skills training program, a brief group intervention for high -risk college student drinkers" (2002). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI3055270.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI3055270