Recently Published Research
The following selection of research relates to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions. The citations are compiled on a monthly basis from 15 peer-reviewed journals serving as the primary source of college AODV prevention articles and from keyword searches of online research databases.
Borsari, B., Murphy, J. G., & Barnett, N. P. (2007). Predictors of alcohol use during the first year of college: Implications for prevention. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2062-2086.
Clapp, J. D., Holmes, M. R., Reed, M. B., Shillington, A. M., Freisthler, B., & Lange, J. E. (2007). Measuring college students' alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments: Field methodologies for bars and parties. Evaluation Review, 31(5), 469-489.
Ellis, J. B., & Lamis, D. A. (2007). Adaptive characteristics and suicidal behavior: A gender comparison of young adults. Death Studies, 31(9), 845-854.
Fischer, J. L., Forthun, L. F., Pidcock, B. W., & Dowd, D. A. (2007). Parent relationships, emotion regulation, psychosocial maturity and college student alcohol use problems. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 36(7), 912-926.
Fischer, S., Smith, G. T., Annus, A., & Hendricks, M. (2007). The relationship of neuroticism and urgency to negative consequences of alcohol use in women with bulimic symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(5), 1199-1209.
Grant, V. V., Stewart, S. H., & Birch, C. D. (2007). Impact of positive and anxious mood on implicit alcohol-related cognitions in internally motivated undergraduate drinkers. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2226-2237.
Hagman, B. T., Clifford, P. R., Noel, N. E., Davis, C. M., & Cramond, A. J. (2007). The utility of collateral informants in substance use research involving college students. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2317-2323.
Lederman, L. C., Stewart, L. P., & Russ, T. L. (2007). Addressing college drinking through curriculum infusion: A study of the use of experience-based learning in the communication classroom. Communication Education, 56(4), 476-494.
Magid, V., MacLean, M. G., & Colder, C. R. (2007). Differentiating between sensation seeking and impulsivity through their mediated relations with alcohol use and problems. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2046-2061.
McCabe, S. E., Brower, K. J., West, B. T., Nelson, T. F., & Wechsler, H. (2007). Trends in non-medical use of anabolic steroids by U.S. College students: Results from four national surveys. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90(2-3), 243-251.
Pardo, Y., Aguilar, R. l., Molinuevo, B., & Torrubia, R. (2007). Alcohol use as a behavioural sign of disinhibition: Evidence from J.A. Gray's model of personality. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2398-2403.
Parra, G. R., Krull, J. L., Sher, K. J., & Jackson, K. M. (2007). Frequency of heavy drinking and perceived peer alcohol involvement: Comparison of influence and selection mechanisms from a development perspective. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2211-2225.
Raffaelli, M., Stone, R. A. T., Iturbide, M. I., McGinley, M., Carlo, G., & Crockett, L. J. (2007). Acculturation, gender, and alcohol use among Mexican American college students. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2187-2199.
Ramirez, I. (2007). The relationship of acculturation and social integration to assaults on intimate partners among Mexican American and non-Mexican white students. Journal of Family Violence, 22(7), 533-542.
Shealy, A. E., Murphy, J. G., Borsari, B., & Correia, C. J. (2007). Predictors of motivation to change alcohol use among referred college students. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2358-2364.
Small, N. J. K., Simons, J. S., & Stricherz, M. (2007). Assessing criterion validity of the Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (SSI-AOD) in a college population. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2425-2431.
Smith, J. P., & Tran, G. Q. (2007). Does negative affect increase change readiness among college hazardous drinkers? Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2281-2285.
Ullman, S. E., Filipas, H. H., Townsend, S. M., & Starzynski, L. L. (2007). Psychosocial correlates of PTSD symptom severity in sexual assault survivors. Journal Of Traumatic Stress, 20(5), 821-831.
Zahran, H. S., Zack, M. M., Vernon-Smiley, M. E., & Hertz, M. F. (2007). Health-related quality of life and behaviors risky to health among adults aged 18-24 years in secondary or higher education--united states, 2003-2005. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41(4), 389-397.