Interventions to reduce college student drinking, although efficacious, generally yield only
small effects on behavior change. Examining mechanisms of change may help to improve …

Excessive drinking in college leads to serious harms, but students who use protective
behavioral strategies (PBS) avoid negative consequences by drinking in a safer manner …

Objective: We systematically reviewed the literature to assess the association between use
of alcohol protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and young adult heavy drinking and …

Background It is well-established that drinking to cope with negative affective states
mediates the relationship between depressed mood and alcohol risk outcomes among …

Objective Irritability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms frequently
co-occur in youth. Although ADHD has been associated with inhibitory control deficits, the …

Use of alcohol and cannabis together so their effects overlap (simultaneous use) is common
among college students and associated with numerous negative consequences. The aim of …

Objective: Heavy alcohol use remains a consistent public health concern on college
campuses. The current pilot study used deviance regulation theory (DRT) to modify …

Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is prevalent among college students and associated with
harms. However, many students engage in “high-intensity drinking”(HID) by drinking at …

Students with poor mental health are at increased risk for problematic alcohol use. These
students also tend to underutilize alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies (PBS) …

Objective: Although previous studies have shown that protective behavioral strategies (PBS)
predict alcohol use and its related consequences in college students, it is not known …