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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Baker, C. R., & Stith, S. M. (2008). Factors predicting dating violence perpetration among male and female college students. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 17(2), 227-244.
Benton,S.L., Downey, R.G., Glider, P.J., Benton, S.A. (2008). College students' norm perception predicts reported use of protective behavioral strategies for alcohol consumption. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 69(6), 859-865.
Buckner, J. D., & Schmidt, N. B. (2008). Marijuana effect expectancies: Relations to social anxiety and marijuana use problems. Addictive Behaviors, 33(11), 1477-1483.
DeSantis, A. D., Webb, E. M., & Noar, S. M. (2008). Illicit use of prescription ADHA medications on a college campus: A multimethodological approach. Journal Of American College Health, 57(3), 315-324.
Dodge, T., Litt, D., Seitchik, A., & Bennett, S. (2008). Drive for muscularity and beliefs about legal performance enhancing substances as predictors of current use and willingness to use. Journal Of Health Psychology, 13(8), 1173-1179.
Harrison, L. A., Howerton, D. M., Secarea, A. M., & Nguyen, C. Q. (2008). Effects of ingroup bias and gender role violations on acquaintance rape attributions. Sex Roles, 59(9), 713-725.
Lavigne, A. M., Witt, C. F., Wood, M. D., Laforge, R., & DeJong, W. (2008). Predictors of college student support for alcohol control policies and stricter enforcement strategies. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 34(6), 749-759.
Liang, L., & Huang, J. (2008). Go out or stay in? The effects of zero tolerance laws on alcohol use and drinking and driving patterns among college students. Health Economics, 17(11), 1261-1275.
McCambridge, J., Slym, R. L., & Strang, J. (2008). Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing compared with drug information and advice for early intervention among young cannabis users. Addiction, 103(11), 1809-1818.
McMahon, P. P. (2008). Sexual violence on the college campus: A template for compliance with federal policy. Journal Of American College Health, 57(3), 361-365.
Montgomery, C., Fisk, J. E., & Craig, L. (2008). The effects of perceived parenting style on the propensity for illicit drug use: The importance of parental warmth and control. Drug & Alcohol Review, 27(6), 640-649.
Neighbors, C., O'Connor, R. M., Lewis, M. A., Chawla, N., Lee, C. M., & Fossos, N. (2008). The relative impact of injunctive norms on college student drinking: The role of reference group. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22(4), 576-581.
Rash, E. M. (2008). Clinicians' perspectives on motivational interviewing-based brief interventions in college health. Journal Of American College Health, 57(3), 379-380.
Raychowdhury, S., & Lohrmann, D. K. (2008). Oral cancer risk behaviors among Indiana college students: A formative research study. Journal Of American College Health, 57(3), 373-377.
Simonson, R. H. (2008). Religiousness and non-hopeless suicide ideation. Death Studies, 32(10), 951-960.
Sisco, M. M., & Figueredo, A. J. (2008). Similarities between men and women in non-traditional aggressive sexuality: Prevalence, novel approaches to assessment and treatment applications. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 14(3), 253-266.
Ståhlbrandt,H., Andersson, C., Johnsson, K. O., Tollison, S. J., Berglund, M., & Larimer, M. E. (2008). Cross-cultural patterns in college student drinking and its consequences–a comparison between the USA and Sweden. Alcohol And Alcoholism, 43(6), 698-705.
Toomey, T.L., Erickson, D.J., Lenk, K.M., Kilian, G.R. (2008). Likelihood of illegal alcohol sales at professional sport stadiums. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32(11), 1859-1864.
White, H. R., Fleming, C. B., Kim, M. J., Catalano, R. F., & McMorris, B. J. (2008). Identifying two potential mechanisms for changes in alcohol use among college-attending and non-college-attending emerging adults. Developmental Psychology, 44(6), 1625-1639.
Yusko, D. A., Buckman, J. F., White, H. R., & Pandina, R. J. (2008). Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and performance enhancers: A comparison of use by college student athletes and nonathletes. Journal Of American College Health, 57(3), 281-290.