[Effectiveness of Drinking Reduction Program Focused on Self-Determination Enhancement for College Students with...

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Public Health
• Intervention Studies

Background:

• Problematic drinking is prevalent among college students.
• Interventions targeting drinking motivation and self-efficacy are crucial for behavior change.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate a drinking reduction program's effect on motivation, refusal self-efficacy, and problematic drinking behaviors.
• To assess the program's impact on college students with existing problematic drinking habits.

Main Methods:

• A non-equivalent control group pre-post-test design was used with 58 college students.
• The intervention comprised eight weekly sessions promoting basic psychological needs based on self-determination theory.
• Data were collected pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and four weeks later.

Main Results:

• Statistically significant improvements were observed in drinking motivation (p < .001), drinking refusal self-efficacy (p < .001), and problematic drinking behaviors (p < .001).
• These changes were significant for the group by time interaction, indicating program effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• The drinking reduction program effectively decreased drinking motivation and problematic behaviors.
• The intervention successfully increased drinking refusal self-efficacy among participants.
• This program is an efficient strategy to enhance self-determination and manage problematic drinking in college students.