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Does Teaching Protective BehaviorStrategies Reduce Negative Alcohol

Related Outcomes forAII CollegeStudents?

@Pamela Taylor MS, APRN/FNP-BC

Northern lllinois University

ObjectivesCfr

c{ 1. Participants will be able to derribe whoresponds best to interventions and is most hkelyto utilizs plslective behavior strategies.

c* 2. Participanb will be able to list personalcharacteristics that impact t}re use of protectivebehavior strategies

ce 3. Participants will leam innovative interventionsthat are effective in teaching protective behaviorstrategies that they can then bring back andutilize on their campus.

Alcohol Use Among College Students

cc 80% of college students consumed alcohol within thepast year

ce 45% of these students participated in binge drinkingwithin the last 30 days

c€ 600,000 students experience alcohol-related injuries ayear

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College Students Consume More Alcohol Compared totheir Peers who are not Attending College

Students Who Abuse Alcohol Are AtIncreased Risk To:

c€ Encounter physical or sexual assault

caVandalismcrt Violent crimes<a Alcohol poisoningce Driving under the influencece Alcohol rel,ated health problem

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The Influence of Social Media &Television

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A Public Health Concern

ce Binge drinking (# of drinks over approx. 2 hour)(' Iual6l5drinks(, femalG :4 drinks

cc 20% of college s,o6*15 ag1 diagnostic criteria for alcoholabuse ordependerre

ce The ircidme of drinking behavior anong collegestudmts has not chmged over the last 20 years.

Protective Behavior Strategies (PBS)

c< Drink only for positive reasons

c< Hydrate before and while drinkingc€ Pace your consunptionce Keep track of drinks and how much is in a standard

ddnkcc Use and be a non-drinking driverc* Know the warning signs of alcohol poisoning

ce Drink an alcohol look-alike (non-alcoholic beer,punch" juice or water)

Research Reveals

ce Protectivebehavior strategies can be used to Iimitalcohol consumption and decrease negativeoutcomes

c€ Protective behavior strategies should be taught tocollege students

ce Teaching PR9 to first-year students will reducenegative alcohol rel,ated outcomes

Beliefs & Current Trends in Alcohol usefor First-Year College Students

ct College students see themselves as part of atemporary status that allows for the overuse ofalcohol

ca There is a rel,ationship between students' alcohol useand perceived campus drinking norms

c€ Students who associated heavy drinking with thestudent role were urore susceptible to socialinfluence of heavy alcohol consumption

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Hazardous Drinking AmongCollege Athletes

o Nearlv l/3 of atNetes rcmrH dtorabovdthb hardous driilking level

c FiFt-vear athletes who identified ashaar'dous drinles were more likely10 drint in order to cope with sporttrelaH strs, Evcho-cialconwuencs inil drinldns toexperiince the positive effkb ofalc-ohol

G AtNeks mav be ls truthful in theirremrtins die to concem ofrebrimafid from their coch orathlehc mmiation

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The Use of Protective BehaviorStrategies

c< Data was collected from participants the surnmerbefore college enrollnent

ce 2/3 of participants identified as being currentdrinkers

c8 Students in the sample reported having an averageof9 drinks per week

cc Found females were more likely to utilize PBS andhave fewer negative consequences comp.lres tomales

Protective Behavior Strategies as a Mediator &Moderator Between Self-Regulation & Alcohol-

Related Consequences(fl_

€ AuthosstudiedPBSandtherelationshipbetw@ Plf-regulation and akohol-Flatedcons6lucnc6

c Found PBS increasd Flf-regulation

c ThoFwith higherslf-reguldtionexpenenced fewer negative alcoholoutcore

G Study sugll6ts PBS tuy be m6teFf(tlve rn th@ with poor elf-regulation among college 5tudenls

How Much, When & Where Do CollegeStudents Typically Consume Alcohol

cc Students continually overestimate the alcoholconsunption and drinking behavior of otherstudents

c€ Students are directly influenced by the perceptionsof their peers drinking behaviors

ce Interventions should be aimed not only at a certainpopulation, but in different settings as well

How Much, When & Where Do CollegeStudents Typically Consume Alcohol

ce Participants completed a weekly survey assessingalcohol consumption throughout an academic year

ce Patterns indicate that most drinking happers onweekends and with holidays

ce Studenb often drink more at the beginning of eachsemester and less during exam periods

The Use of Protective BehaviorStrategies

gce Studied the relationship between P&S and drinking

consequences among 1,043 undergraduate collegestudents

cq Over % of the male and female respondentsexperiences at least one negative alcohol relatedoutcome

ce Researchers found considerable gender differencessimilar to results ofSuftin and associates

Protective Behavior Strategies Mediatethe Effect of Drinking Motives

c€ Study examine 1,592 students and the relationshipbetween PBS on mediating the influence of drinkingmotives

ce In addition, researchers examined the hypothesisagairst subsamples of gender and race

ce Fouad Asians were consuming alcohol in less

quantities compared to their Caucasian peers

c* Research concluded that PBS would be effectiveacross both races and especially in the femalepopulation

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Protective Behavior Strategies Mediatethe Effect of Drinking Motives

c8ca Utilized 1,782participantr56% female and 76.3%

Caucasian

ca Resemhere included the noderatingeffect of mmtalhealth with the use oI PBS to reduce negative alcoholoutcomes

c€ Shrdy found a greater utiliation of PBS was associatedwith Iower alcohol coromplion md a decrease innegative outcoms

m An increase in mmtal health distress w6 conel,ated witha rise in alcohol-reLated consequmes

Interdisciplinary Approach

ca College nursesca Collegecomelorscs Coachesce Athletic trainenca Rgident advisorsce Dem of studentsce Faoltyca Cmpupolicece Grek orgmiatiomc{ Itral hospitalca Iaal bar omen

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Objective # 2: List personal characteristics that impact

the use of protective behavior strategies

cc Parental influence

ce Previous alcohol use

c€ EnvironmentcaGenetics

c<Social groups

ca Accessibility

Socio-Ecological Model

Obiective # 1: Derribe who responds best tointerventions and is most likely to utilize Protective

behavior strategies

u3c€Female

cqAsian > Caucasian

cqStudents with Poorself-regulation

ceNovice drinkers orFirst year students

O$ective # 3: Learn innovative interventions that are

eifective in teaching protectivebehavior strategies

ce Social media

ce Live response system

<rApps<*Text messaging

ceComputer deliveredintewentions

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Conclusion/t{r_

caThereis socialpresure & anxiety whm atutdingcollege

ce Teadring proectivebehavior strategies can redrrcenegative akohol related outcoures

c{Itis imperativeto utilize PtsSin order tohelp fightagainst the 1,8{x) college studenb who die eadryeardue to akoholrelated iniuries

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