In:
Translational Behavioral Medicine, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 12, No. 1 ( 2022-01-18)
Abstract:
Rates of drug use among collegiate athletes are high, yet there are few evidence-based interventions for this population, and the few existing interventions only address alcohol use. In addition, alcohol and drug use interventions targeting college students are not always as effective or efficient as they could be. Our goal was to strengthen modules from myPlaybook, an online drug use intervention for collegiate athletes as a way to optimize the full intervention package. We conducted three intervention trials. Each trial occurred in separate academic years and included 2,000–3,000 athletes from 40 to 50 colleges and universities. We randomly assigned athletes to receive one or more intervention modules that target known risk factors for drug use (i.e., social norms, expectancies about the effects of drug use, harm prevention strategies, and life skills). We used the results about the effects of each module to improve the module prior to the next trial. After these trials, the revised modules targeting social norms and expectancies about drug use had meaningful effects, increasing the likelihood that the full myPlaybook intervention will lead to clinical reductions in drug use among collegiate athletes.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1869-6716
,
1613-9860
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2022
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2586893-7
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