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Background:

  • College students are a demographic with high rates of alcohol consumption.
  • Understanding protective behaviors and negative consequences is crucial for harm reduction.
  • Previous research has not fully differentiated strategies based on drinking levels and risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in alcohol protective behavioral strategy (PBSA) use and alcohol-related negative consequences (ARNC) between heavy and non-heavy alcohol users.
  • To examine these differences between risky and non-risky drinkers in a college student population.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 2,163 college students from 12 U.S. universities.
  • Participants completed self-report measures assessing typical weekly drinking, risky drinking behaviors, ARNC, and PBSA use.
  • Analyses of Variance (ANOVAs) were used to compare groups.

Main Results:

  • Heavy alcohol users reported significantly fewer total PBSA and subtype strategy use compared to non-heavy users.
  • Risky drinkers reported significantly fewer total PBSA and subtype strategy use compared to non-risky drinkers.
  • Both heavy alcohol users and risky drinkers experienced significantly greater ARNC than their respective counterparts.

Conclusions:

  • Heavy alcohol use and risky drinking are associated with reduced use of protective strategies and increased negative consequences in college students.
  • Harm reduction interventions should focus on identifying and supporting students engaging in heavy and risky drinking patterns.
  • Intervention strategies may be more effective if they address both behavioral strategies and negative consequences, irrespective of student sex.