Addictive Behaviors Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19, С. 100540 - 100540

Опубликована: Март 19, 2024

Previous study has shown that functional imagery training (FIT) to utilise positive mental in response negative affect could improve alcohol-related outcomes. The current aimed replicate whether this focused FIT would outcomes hazardous student drinkers South Africa at four-week follow-up. 50 who reported drinking cope with were randomised into two groups. active group (n = 25) was trained online over weeks respond personalised triggers by retrieving a adaptive strategy they might use mitigate affect, whereas the control received standard risk information about binge drinking. Outcome measures including alcohol consumption, motives, anxiety and depression, self-efficacy of protective behavioural strategies obtained baseline effects revealed three significant group-by-timepoint interactions per-protocol analysis: there decrease depressive symptoms, for social reasons from follow-up group, but not group. No observed on self-efficacy, behaviour anxiety. Preliminary evidence supports can depression as well coping motives African drank cope, follow-up, suggesting principles approach be adapted incorporated clinical intervention test efficacy mitigating substance problems.

Язык: Английский