Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
| Study | Country | RCT | Intervention Program | TX N (Total N) |
TX % Male |
TX % White |
TX Age Range (M) |
TX % in College |
Focal Modality |
TX Format | TX Duration (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham, 2011 [52–54] | USA | Y | M-PASS | 398 (742) | 41 | 80 | 18–20 (18.1) | 100 | MET/MI | Self-adm. | 60 |
| D’Amico, 2002 [55–57] | USA | Y | DARE - Abbreviated | 63* (188)* | 41 | 63 | 14–19 (16) | 0 | Feedback | Group | 50 |
| Risk Skills Training | 63* (188)* | 41 | 63 | 14–19 (16) | 0 | CBT+MET | Group | 50 | |||
| De Micheli, 2004 [41] | Brazil | Y | Brief Intervention (“FRAMES”) | 28 (59) | 60 | NR | 13–18 (15) | 0 | MET/MI | Individual | 20 |
| Preventive Orientation (Leaflet) | 20 (40) | 50 | NR | 10–18 (13.5) | 0 | PET | Individual | 2.5 | |||
| Dearing, 2008 [58] | USA | N | Alcohol Curriculum Infusion | 91 (158) | NR | NR | NR | 100 | CBT | Group | 50 |
| Fromme, 2004 [43,59,60] | USA | Y | Professional-Led LMC | 159 (323) | 62 | 62 | NR (19) | 100 | CBT+MET | Group | 240 |
| Peer-Led LMC | 193 (357) | 62 | 62 | NR (19) | 100 | CBT+MET | Group | 240 | |||
| Howat, 1991 [45] | Australia | Y | Driving Simulator | 24 (48) | NR | NR | 18–35 (NR) | 100 | CBT | Self-adm. | 43 |
| Maio, 2005 [61,62] | USA | Y | Virtual Interactive Party | 135 (266) | 67 | 71 | 14–18 (16) | 0 | CBT+MET | Self-adm. | 25 |
| Paschall, 2011 [39,40] | USA | Y | AlcoholEdu | 1102 (2400) | 44 | 76 | 18- NR (18.8) | 100 | PET | Self-adm. | 150 |
| Schaus, 2009 [42] | USA | Y | Brief Motivational Interview | 128* (275)* | 48 | 78 | 18- NR (20.5) | 100 | MET/MI | Individual | 40 |
| Simão, 2005 [63] | Brazil | N | BASICS | 291 (382)* | 60 | NR | 18- NR (NR) | 100 | MET/MI | Individual | 50 |
| Spirito, 2004 [64–71] | USA | Y | Brief Motivational Interview | 64 (124) | 67 | 72 | 13–17 (16) | 0 | MET/MI | Individual | 37.5 |
| Brief Motivational Interview | 46 (83) | 65 | 79 | 18–19 (18.4) | 46 | MET/MI | Individual | 37.5 | |||
| Werch, 2010 [72,73] | USA | Y | Behavior-Image Model (BIM) | 140 (283) | 44 | 70 | 18–21 (19) | 100 | MET/MI | Individual | 25 |
Notes. RCT: Randomized Controlled Trial; NR: Not reported by study authors; M-PASS: Michigan Prevention and Alcohol Safety for Students, DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education, FRAMES: Feedback, Responsibility, Advice, Menu of Options, Empathy, Self-efficacy; LMC: Lifestyle Management Class, CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, BASICS: Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students, MET: Motivational Enhancement Therapy, MI: Motivational Interviewing, PET: Psycho-educational Therapy, Self-adm.: Self-administered
*
Analytic samples varied across the effect sizes.