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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  • Anderson, D. A., Simmons, A. M., Martens, M. P., Ferrier, A. G., & Sheehy, M. J. (2006). The relationship between disordered eating behavior and drinking motives in college-age women. Eating Behaviors, 7(4), 419-422.

  • Armstrong, E. A., Hamilton, L., & Sweeney, B. (2006). Sexual Assault on Campus: A Multilevel, Integrative Approach to Party Rape. Social Problems, 53(4), 483-499.

  • Auerbach, K. J., & Collins, L. M. (2006). A multidimensional developmental model of alcohol use during emerging adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 917-925.

  • Barber, M. W., & Fairclough, A. (2006). A comparison of alcohol and drug use among dental undergraduates and a group of non-medical, professional undergraduates. British Dental Journal, 201(9), 581.

  • Cranford, J. A., McCabe, S. E., & Boyd, C. J. (2006). A new measure of binge drinking: prevalence and correlates in a probability sample of undergraduates. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research, 30(11), 1896-1905.

  • DeJong, W., Schneider, S. K., Towvim, L. G., Murphy, M. J., Doerr, E. E., Simonsen, N. R., et al. (2006). A Multisite Randomized Trial of Social Norms Marketing Campaigns to Reduce College Student Drinking. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 868-879.

  • Edwards, C., Dunham, D. N., Ries, A., & Barnett, J. (2006). Symptoms of traumatic stress and substance use in a non-clinical sample of young adults. Addictive Behaviors, 31(11), 2094-2104.

  • Fox, K. (2006). Alcohol and drug use among dental and law undergraduates. British Dental Journal, 201(9), 576-576.

  • Fried, C. B., & Maxwell, A. (2006). Rape Rumors: The Effects of Reporting or Denying Rumors of Sexual Assaults on Campus. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36(11), 2766-2784.

  • Harford, T. C., Yi, H.-Y., & Hilton, M. E. (2006). Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in College and Noncollege Samples: A Ten-Year Prospective Follow-Up in a National Survey. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 803-809.

  • Lee, C. M., Maggs, J. L., & Rankin, L. A. (2006). Spring Break Trips as a Risk Factor for Heavy Alcohol Use Among First-Year College Students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 911-916.

  • Leppel, K. (2006). College Binge Drinking: Deviant Versus Mainstream behavior. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 32(4), 519-525.

  • Lewis, M. A., & Neighbors, C. (2006). Who is the typical college student? Implications for personalized normative feedback interventions. Addictive Behaviors, 31(11), 2120-2126.

  • Marczinski, C. A., & Fillmore, M. T. (2006). Clubgoers and Their Trendy Cocktails: Implications of Mixing Caffeine Into Alcohol on Information Processing and Subjective Reports of Intoxication. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 14(4), 450-458.

  • Miller, T., Snowden, C., Birckmayer, J., & Hendrie, D. (2006). Retail alcohol monopolies, underage drinking, and youth impaired driving deaths. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 38(6), 1162-1167.

  • Pedersen, E. R., & LaBrie, J. (2006). Drinking game participation among college students: Gender and ethnic implications. Addictive Behaviors, 31(11), 2105-2115.

  • Perkins, H. W., & Craig, D. W. (2006). A Successful Social Norms Campaign to Reduce Alcohol Misuse Among College Student-Athletes. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 880-889.

  • White, H. R., McMorris, B. J., Catalano, R. F., Fleming, C. B., Haggerty, K. P., & Abbott, R. D. (2006). Increases in Alcohol and Marijuana Use During the Transition Out of High School Into Emerging Adulthood: The Effects of Leaving Home, Going to College, and High School Protective Factors. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(6), 810-822.

  • Zamboanga, B. L. (2006). From the Eyes of the Beholder: Alcohol Expectancies and Valuations as Predictors of Hazardous Drinking Behaviors among Female College Students. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 32(4), 599-605.

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