The Moderating Effect of Positively Valenced Words on Driving after Drinking Outcomes.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- King, Shelby A.; Twidwell, Robert E.; Hahn, Lance W.; Teeters, Jenni B.
- Source
- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Sep2021, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p26-31. 6p.
- Subject
- *COLLEGE students
*TEXT messages
*ALCOHOL drinking
*SOCIAL practice (Art)
*21ST century art
- Language
- ISSN
- 1098-7096
Objective: Driving after drinking is a major concern among college students. The present study examined the association between interventionist use of positively valenced words and intervention outcomes in the context of a text-messaging based intervention aimed at reducing drinking after driving behaviors among college students. Method: Data analyzed in this manuscript come from a previously published randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention aimed at reducing alcohol-impaired driving. Participants were 25 college students who reported driving after drinking 2 or more drinks at least twice in the past three months. After completing baselinemeasures, participants were provided a brief personalized driving after drinking feedback intervention via text-messaging. Results: A moderation analysis revealed that the relationship between the number of drinks consumed prior to driving at baseline and the number of drinks consumed prior to driving at 3-month follow-up was moderated by the interventionist's use of positively valenced words during the intervention. Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that the use of positively valenced words by an interventionist during a text message-based intervention moderates intervention outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]