The Latest 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 peer-reviewed journals serving as the primary source of college AODV prevention articles and from keyword searches of online research databases.

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  • Abar, C., Abar, B., & Turrisi, R. (2009). The impact of parental modeling and permissibility on alcohol use and experienced negative drinking consequences in college. Addictive Behaviors, 34(6/7), 542-547.

  • Brown, S., & Locker, E. (2009). Defensive responses to an emotive anti-alcohol message. Psychology & Health, 24(5), 517-528.

  • Browne, D. C., Clubb, P. A., Wang, Y., & Wagner, F. (2009). Drug use and high-risk sexual behaviors among African American men who have sex with men and men who have sex with women. American Journal of Public Health, 99(6), 1062-1066.

  • Burn, S. (2009). A situational model of sexual assault prevention through bystander intervention. Sex Roles, 60(11/12), 779-792.

  • Cape, G. (2009). Movies as a vehicle to teach addiction medicine. International Review of Psychiatry, 21(3), 213-217.

  • Carmody, D., Ekhomu, J., & Payne, B. K. (2009). Needs of sexual assault advocates in campus-based sexual assault centers. College Student Journal, 43(2), 507-513.

  • DeJong, W., Schneider, S. K., Towvim, L. G., Murphy, M. J., Doerr, E. E., Simonsen, N. R., et al. (2009). A multisite randomized trial of social norms marketing campaigns to reduce college student drinking: A replication failure. Substance Abuse, 30(2), 127-140.

  • DePrince, A. P., Combs, M. D., & Shanahan, M. (2009). Automatic relationship-harm associations and interpersonal trauma involving close others. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33(2), 163-171.

  • Edwards, K. M., Kearns, M. C., Calhoun, K. S., & Gidycz, C. A. (2009). College women's reactions to sexual assault research participation: Is it distressing? Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33(2), 225-234.

  • Ferguson, C. J., & Rueda, S. M. (2009). Examining the validity of the modified Taylor Competitive Reaction Time Test of aggression. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 5(2), 121-137.

  • Flood, A. M., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Weathers, F. W., Eakin, D. E., & Benson, T. A. (2009). Substance use behaviors as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health in trauma-exposed college students. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(3), 234-243.

  • Goldsmith, A. A., Tran, G. Q., Smith, J. P., & Howe, S. R. (2009). Alcohol expectancies and drinking motives in college drinkers: Mediating effects on the relationship between generalized anxiety and heavy drinking in negative-affect situations. Addictive Behaviors, 34(6/7), 505-513.

  • Grant, V. V., Stewart, S. H., & Mohr, C. D. (2009). Coping-anxiety and coping-depression motives predict different daily mood-drinking relationships. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23(2), 226-237.

  • Hayes-Smith, R., & Hayes-Smith, J. (2009). A website content analysis of women’s resources and sexual assault literature on college campuses. Critical Criminology, 17(2), 109-123.

  • Hummer, J. F., LaBrie, J. W., & Lac, A. (2009). The prognostic power of normative influences among NCAA student-athletes. Addictive Behaviors, 34(6/7), 573-580.

  • Krebs, C. P., Lindquist, C. H., Warner, T. D., Fisher, B. S., & Martin, S. L. (2009). The differential risk factors of physically forced and alcohol- or other drug-enabled sexual assault among university women. Violence & Victims, 24(3), 302-321.

  • Lewis, J. A., & Carlan, P. E. (2009). The national minimum drinking age law: Perceptions of its effectiveness to deter juvenile alcohol use. Criminal Justice Studies, 22(2), 167-179.

  • Littleton, H., Tabernik, H., Canales, E., & Backstrom, T. (2009). Risky Situation or Harmless Fun? A Qualitative Examination of College Women’s Bad Hook-up and Rape Scripts. Sex Roles, 60(11/12), 793-804.

  • Main, C. T. (2009). Underage drinking and the drinking age. Policy Review, (155), 33-46.

  • Marczinski, C. A., & Fillmore, M. T. (2009). Acute alcohol tolerance on subjective intoxication and simulated driving performance in binge drinkers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23(2), 238-247.

  • McCabe, S. E., Boyd, C. J., & Teter, C. J. (2009). Subtypes of nonmedical prescription drug misuse. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 102(1-3), 63-70.

  • Meyer, T. D., & Hautzinger, M. (2009). Assessing current alcohol use with the form 90 in a student sample. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 82(Pt 2), 233-245.

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