This proposal was originally submitted to the NIAAA under the special RFA (RFA-AA-02-001) entitled """"""""Alcohol-Related Problems Among College Students: Epidemiology and Prevention."""""""" The project proposed here will test environmental interventions to reduce alcohol-related problems among college students. Specifically, the research program proposed here focuses on developing, validating, and testing environmental measures and prevention programs with the goal of reducing high-risk drinking environments and thereby reducing alcohol-related consequences among college students. This research program proposed has two primary aims:
Aim 1 : We will develop and validate a model of environmental risk and protective factors related to alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems experienced by college students. To this end, the following intermediate objectives will be achieved: a) Develop an empirically based typology of student drinking environments; b) Identify environmental risk and protective factors related to heavy drinking, intoxication and alcohol-related problems; c) Develop and establish the validity and reliability of environmental measures (both self-report and observational); and d) Develop and statistically test an explanatory environmental model of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems.
Aim 2 : Using current scientific literature, the measures and conceptual model developed in Aim 1, we will test the efficacy of increasing formal and informal controls of alcohol use to reduce the risk of alcohol problems in college students' drinking environments. We have selected the two most common environmental drinking settings--bars and parties--to test the following interventions: a) A Safe Party Intervention for Private Parties (responsible host training, targeted law enforcement); and b) A Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Intervention for College Bars (service practices, price policies, targeted law enforcement, safe-rides intervention). The plan is phased into three main segments: 1) model and measures testing and development (Years 1 & 2), 2) intervention development (Year 3), 3) intervention testing (Year 4). The fifth year of the proposed program will entail analysis and reporting. The proposed research program is designed to systematically address gaps in the literature concerning environmental prevention among college students.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AA013968-04
Application #
7217516
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAA1-FF (01))
Program Officer
Breslow, Rosalind
Project Start
2004-06-18
Project End
2009-03-31
Budget Start
2007-04-01
Budget End
2008-03-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$497,617
Indirect Cost
Name
San Diego State University
Department
Social Sciences
Type
Schools of Social Work
DUNS #
073371346
City
San Diego
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92182
Clapp, John D; Reed, Mark B; Ruderman, Danielle E (2014) The relationship between drinking games and intentions to continue drinking, intentions to drive after drinking, and adverse consequences: results of a field study. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 40:374-9
Reed, Mark B; Clapp, John D; Martell, Brandi et al. (2013) The relationship between group size, intoxication and continuing to drink after bar attendance. Drug Alcohol Depend 133:198-203
Clapp, John D; Reed, Mark B; Min, Jong W et al. (2009) Blood alcohol concentrations among bar patrons: A multi-level study of drinking behavior. Drug Alcohol Depend 102:41-8
Clapp, John D; Min, Jon Won; Trim, Ryan S et al. (2009) Predictors of error in estimates of blood alcohol concentration: a replication. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 70:683-8
Clapp, John D; Ketchie, Julie M; Reed, Mark B et al. (2008) Three exploratory studies of college theme parties. Drug Alcohol Rev 27:509-18
Clapp, John D; Min, Jong Won; Shillington, Audrey M et al. (2008) Person and environment predictors of blood alcohol concentrations: a multi-level study of college parties. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32:100-7
Clapp, John D; Holmes, Megan R; Reed, Mark B et al. (2007) Measuring college students'alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments: field methodologies for bars and parties. Eval Rev 31:469-89
Clapp, John D; Min, Jong W; Shillington, Audrey M et al. (2006) Environmental and individual predictors of error in field estimates of blood alcohol concentration: a multilevel analysis. J Stud Alcohol 67:620-7