Effects of a Brief Safe Drinking Intervention on Depressive and Anxiety Symptomatology: Examining Potential Side Effects of Deviance Regulation Theory Interventions.

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JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-09 DOI:10.1177/00472379241272587
Angelina V Leary, Robert D Dvorak, Emily K Burr, Ardhys N De Leon, Samantha J Klaver, Gabrielle Lynch, Ethan Toth, Michelle J Diaz, Sebastian Martin
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College students are at a heightened risk of experiencing depression and anxiety symptomatology and engaging in maladaptive alcohol use. Understanding how alcohol interventions impact emotional functioning is essential. One such intervention uses Deviance Regulation Theory (DRT), which posits that behavior can be modified using targeted messaging as a function of perceived norms. DRT has been shown to be effective at increasing responsible drinking behaviors and decreasing alcohol-related consequences. However, it is unclear if this intervention influences emotional functioning. The current examines the impact of a DRT intervention on emotional functioning. Participants (n = 147) were recruited from a large Southeastern university. The study included a screening phase, intervention, and six-week follow-up. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a positive message condition about people who drink responsibly, a negative message condition about people who do not drink responsibly, and an active control condition. During the study, all participants reported on depression/anxiety symptoms, alcohol use, responsible drinking, and alcohol-related consequences. Mixed-effects regression was used to analyze the data. Results suggest an overall reduction of depressive and anxiety symptomatology in the intervention conditions but not in the control condition. In the positive condition, there was a decrease in depressive and anxiety symptomatology. The messaging was not moderated by normative beliefs. The negative condition also led to decreases in depression and anxiety symptomatology over time. In addition, perceived norms moderated the negative message in the first week after the intervention, an effect consistent with DRT. Prior research indicates this intervention is efficacious for the reduction of adverse alcohol outcomes; these data show that the intervention may also have positive effects on downstream mental health outcomes.

简短安全饮酒干预对抑郁和焦虑症状的影响:研究偏差调节理论干预的潜在副作用。
大学生出现抑郁和焦虑症状以及酗酒的风险较高。了解酒精干预如何影响情绪功能至关重要。其中一种干预措施采用了偏差调节理论(DRT),该理论认为,可以通过有针对性的信息传递来改变行为,并将其作为感知规范的一种功能。事实证明,偏差调节理论能有效提高负责任的饮酒行为,减少与酒精相关的后果。然而,目前还不清楚这种干预措施是否会影响情绪功能。本研究探讨了 DRT 干预对情绪功能的影响。参与者(n = 147)来自东南部一所大型大学。研究包括筛选阶段、干预和为期六周的随访。参与者被随机分配到三个条件之一:关于负责任饮酒者的正面信息条件、关于不负责任饮酒者的负面信息条件以及积极对照条件。在研究过程中,所有参与者都报告了抑郁/焦虑症状、饮酒情况、负责任饮酒以及与酒精相关的后果。研究采用混合效应回归法对数据进行分析。结果表明,在干预条件下,抑郁和焦虑症状总体上有所减轻,而在控制条件下则没有。在积极干预条件下,抑郁和焦虑症状有所减轻。信息传递不受规范性信念的影响。随着时间的推移,消极条件也会导致抑郁和焦虑症状的减少。此外,在干预后的第一周,感知规范对负面信息起到了调节作用,这种效果与 DRT 是一致的。先前的研究表明,这种干预对减少不良酒精结果很有效;这些数据表明,这种干预也可能对下游心理健康结果产生积极影响。
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JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION
JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-
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期刊介绍: Authoritative, peer-refereed publication affording a wide-ranging coverage of important trends and developments in the drug field. Whatever your area of special interest, the Journal of Drug Education brings timely, helpful information, insights and methodologies that can be adapted to various situations. Look to this Quarterly for critical analyses, innovative approaches, scholarly standards, and clear, concise reports on theoretical, research and programmatic issues.
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