Capturing meaningful change: Initiation and maintenance of reductions in World Health Organization risk drinking levels among mandated college students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Reductions in World Health Organization (WHO) risk drinking levels have been used to capture nonabstinent reductions in drinking in the general population and in clinical trials. We examined mandated college students' reductions in WHO risk drinking levels 1 month postintervention, whether reductions were maintained at 5- to 6- and 12-month follow-ups and whether maintenance to 12 months predicted better alcohol-related outcomes. We also explored sex differences throughout.

Method

The sample consisted of nonabstinent mandated students who received a brief motivational intervention (N = 816). Sex-specific WHO risk levels were calculated from drinks per drinking day at baseline and follow-ups. Additional measures of alcohol use and consequences were assessed a

SUBMITTER: Reid AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12440370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature