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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  • Antshel, K. M., & Barkley, R. (2009). Developmental and behavioral disorders grown up: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30(1), 81-90.

  • Babor, T. F. (2009). Alcohol research and the alcoholic beverage industry: Issues, concerns and conflicts of interest. Addiction, 104, 34-47.

  • Benson, T. A., Little, C. S., Henslee, A. M., & Correia, C. J. (2009). Effects of reinforcer magnitude and alternative reinforcer delay on preference for alcohol during a multiple-choice procedure. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 100(1/2), 161-163.

  • Blakeslee, N. (2009). An isolated incident. Texas Monthly, 37(2), 104-168.

  • Borsari, B., Murphy, J. G., & Carey, K. B. (2009). Readiness to change in brief motivational interventions: A requisite condition for drinking reductions? Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 232-235.

  • Carey, K. B., Henson, J. M., Carey, M. P., & Maisto, S. A. (2009). Computer versus in-person intervention for students violating campus alcohol policy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(1), 74-87.

  • Cranford, J. A., Eisenberg, D., & Serras, A. M. (2009). Substance use behaviors, mental health problems, and use of mental health services in a probability sample of college students. Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 134-145.

  • Cyders, M. A., Flory, K., Rainer, S., & Smith, G. T. (2009). The role of personality dispositions to risky behavior in predicting first-year college drinking. Addiction, 104(2), 193-202.

  • Elbogen, E. B., & Johnson, S. C. (2009). The intricate link between violence and mental disorder: Results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66(2), 152-161.

  • Fisher, B. S. (2009). The effects of survey question wording on rape estimates: Evidence from a quasi-experimental design. Violence Against Women, 15(2), 133-147.

  • Green, J. M., & King, A. R. (2009). Domestic violence and parental divorce as predictors of best friendship qualities among college students. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 50(2), 100-118.

  • Heinz, A. J., Veilleux, J. C., & Kassel, J. D. (2009). The role of cognitive structure in college student problem drinking. Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 212-218.

  • Koelsch, L. E., & Knudson, R. M. (2009). I don't know how to start talking about it. Qualitative Inquiry, 15(2), 350-358.

  • LaBrie, J. W., Kenney, S. R., Lac, A., & Migliuri, S. F. (2009). Differential drinking patterns of family history positive and family history negative first semester college females. Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 190-196.

  • Littleton, H., & Henderson, C. E. (2009). If she is not a victim, does that mean she was not traumatized? Evaluation of predictors of PTSD symptomatology among college rape victims. Violence Against Women, 15(2), 148-167.

  • Mallett, K. A., Lee, C. M., Turrisi, R., & Larimer, M. E. (2009). Assessing college students' perceptions of tolerance to alcohol using social cues: The social tolerance index. Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 219-222.

  • McMurran, M. (2009). The relationships between alcohol use, trait aggression, and the alcohol-aggression outcome expectancy in male students. Journal of Substance Use, 14(1), 1-9.

  • McMurran, M., & McCulloch, A. (2009). Alcohol-aggression outcome expectancies and their responsiveness to event recall. Addiction Research & Theory, 17(1), 54-63.

  • Mun, E. Y., White, H. R., & Morgan, T. J. (2009). Individual and situational factors that influence the efficacy of personalized feedback substance use interventions for mandated college students. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(1), 88-102.

  • Neighbors, C., Lee, C. M., Lewis, M. A., Fossos, N., & Walter, T. (2009). Internet-based personalized feedback to reduce 21st-birthday drinking: A randomized controlled trial of an event-specific prevention intervention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(1), 51-63.

  • Walters, S. T., Vader, A. M., Harris, T. R., Field, C. A., & Jouriles, E. N. (2009). Dismantling motivational interviewing and feedback for college drinkers: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(1), 64-73.

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