Are online norms‐based alcohol interventions efficacious for college students with higher social anxiety?
Results demonstrated that online norms-based interventions were similarly efficacious for reducing drinking, negative consequences, and normative beliefs for undergraduates, regardless of social anxiety symptoms. Further, effects were maintained up to 12 months. Thus, existing alcohol-focused brief interventions are efficacious for those with higher social anxiety symptoms, even without adaptation for social anxiety-specific concerns. Individuals with higher social anxiety symptoms who did not receive an active intervention reduced drinking beliefs and behaviors, although reductions were not maintained over time.
Authors
- Jessica Acolin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-1975)
- Marilyn L. Piccirillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-5180)
- Katherine Walukevich‐Dienst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-988X)
- Scott Graupensperger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8655-1190)
- Kirstyn N. Smith‐LeCavalier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0530-1238)
- Mary E. Larimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2003-2312)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Johnson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70077
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse