Initial efficacy of a web-based alcohol and emotion regulation intervention for college women with sexual assault histories.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

College women with sexual assault histories report greater heavy drinking relative to those without histories of assault. Moreover, individuals with sexual assault histories often have difficulty regulating emotions and tolerating distress, which can lead to a problematic pattern of drinking to cope. Thus, we evaluated the initial efficacy of a web-based alcohol intervention that included strategies to reduce drinking and improve regulatory skills for heavy drinking college women with sexual assault histories.

Method

The sample comprised college women (N = 200) who were 20.9 (SD = 2.8) years old and primarily White (69%). They were randomized to an assessment-only control or intervention and completed 14 daily diary assessments, pre- and posttreatment

SUBMITTER: Stappenbeck CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578151 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature