Trial Outcomes & Findings for Protecting Allies in Risky Situations (NCT NCT04691492)
NCT ID: NCT04691492
Last Updated: 2024-11-14
Results Overview
Participants will use an 11-point likert-type scale modeled after the Readiness Ruler to rate their readiness for intervening. Responses range from 0 (I never think about my and/or my friend's risk of being sexually assaulted) to 10 (I am actively and consistently taking steps to protect myself and/or my friends from sexual assault), with higher scores indicating a greater readiness to intervene.
Recruitment status
COMPLETED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
108 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
Baseline and Monthly for 3 months
Results posted on
2024-11-14
Participant Flow
Participants (N=108, 54 dyads) were recruited using a multi-method, community-based recruitment plan, including: digital and print advertisements, social media, email blasts to psychology and nursing student listservs, flyers posted in locations frequented by emerging adults (e.g., college campuses, coffee shops, bars) and word of mouth. A QR code and/or link directed interested individuals to a secure platform to learn more about the trial and complete a brief initial eligibility questionnaire.
Participant milestones
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Overall Study
STARTED
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56
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52
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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50
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52
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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6
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0
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Reasons for withdrawal
Withdrawal data not reported
Baseline Characteristics
Protecting Allies in Risky Situations
Baseline characteristics by cohort
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Total
n=102 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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Age, Categorical
<=18 years
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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0 Participants
n=7 Participants
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
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50 Participants
n=5 Participants
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52 Participants
n=7 Participants
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102 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Age, Categorical
>=65 years
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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0 Participants
n=7 Participants
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Age, Continuous
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19.62 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.01 • n=5 Participants
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19.48 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.06 • n=7 Participants
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19.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.0 • n=5 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Female
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50 Participants
n=5 Participants
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52 Participants
n=7 Participants
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102 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Male
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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0 Participants
n=7 Participants
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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0 Participants
n=7 Participants
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
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4 Participants
n=5 Participants
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7 Participants
n=7 Participants
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11 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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1 Participants
n=7 Participants
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1 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
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5 Participants
n=5 Participants
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3 Participants
n=7 Participants
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8 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
White
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35 Participants
n=5 Participants
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34 Participants
n=7 Participants
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69 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
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3 Participants
n=5 Participants
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2 Participants
n=7 Participants
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5 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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3 Participants
n=5 Participants
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5 Participants
n=7 Participants
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8 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Region of Enrollment
United States
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50 participants
n=5 Participants
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52 participants
n=7 Participants
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102 participants
n=5 Participants
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Year in College
Freshman
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8 Participants
n=5 Participants
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6 Participants
n=7 Participants
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14 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Year in College
Sophomore
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15 Participants
n=5 Participants
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25 Participants
n=7 Participants
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40 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Year in College
Junior
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15 Participants
n=5 Participants
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13 Participants
n=7 Participants
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28 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Year in College
Senior
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12 Participants
n=5 Participants
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8 Participants
n=7 Participants
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20 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Housing
Residence Hall
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17 Participants
n=5 Participants
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19 Participants
n=7 Participants
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36 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Housing
On campus
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4 Participants
n=5 Participants
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7 Participants
n=7 Participants
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11 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Housing
Home (with family)
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6 Participants
n=5 Participants
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6 Participants
n=7 Participants
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12 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Housing
House or apartment (off campus, not with family)
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23 Participants
n=5 Participants
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20 Participants
n=7 Participants
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43 Participants
n=5 Participants
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GPA
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3.30 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.47 • n=5 Participants
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3.28 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.51 • n=7 Participants
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3.29 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.49 • n=5 Participants
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Greek Affiliation
No
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43 Participants
n=5 Participants
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42 Participants
n=7 Participants
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85 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Greek Affiliation
Yes
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7 Participants
n=5 Participants
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10 Participants
n=7 Participants
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17 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Employed
No, I'm not working
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18 Participants
n=5 Participants
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25 Participants
n=7 Participants
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43 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Employed
Yes, part time (irregular hours)
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25 Participants
n=5 Participants
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12 Participants
n=7 Participants
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37 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Employed
Yes, part-time (approximately 20 hours)
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6 Participants
n=5 Participants
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12 Participants
n=7 Participants
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18 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Employed
Yes, full-time (approximately 40 hours)
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1 Participants
n=5 Participants
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3 Participants
n=7 Participants
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4 Participants
n=5 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsParticipants will use an 11-point likert-type scale modeled after the Readiness Ruler to rate their readiness for intervening. Responses range from 0 (I never think about my and/or my friend's risk of being sexually assaulted) to 10 (I am actively and consistently taking steps to protect myself and/or my friends from sexual assault), with higher scores indicating a greater readiness to intervene.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Readiness to Intervene on the Readiness Ruler
Baseline
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7.22 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.74
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7.44 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.97
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Change in Readiness to Intervene on the Readiness Ruler
Month 1
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8.60 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.19
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7.29 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.71
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Change in Readiness to Intervene on the Readiness Ruler
Month 2
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8.52 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.15
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7.50 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.59
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Change in Readiness to Intervene on the Readiness Ruler
Month 3
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9.15 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.9
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7.77 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.68
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and 3 month follow upThe 10-item Decisional Balance Scale (Banyard et al., 2007) is used to assess ambivalence about intervening in a potential assault situation. Responses regarding the decision whether to intervene or not are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Not at all likely) to 5 (Extremely likely), with higher scores indicating a greater readiness to intervene.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Readiness to Intervene on the Decisional Balance Scale
Baseline
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4.92 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.13
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4.94 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.14
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Change in Readiness to Intervene on the Decisional Balance Scale
Month 3
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4.86 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.41
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4.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.38
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsThis 8-item survey measures awareness of and strategies for alcohol's effects on helping behavior and participants' understanding of the ways that alcohol may interfere with helping behavior. Responses range from 1 (Not at all true) to 5 (Very much true), with higher scores indicating a greater understanding of how alcohol interferes with helping behavior.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Awareness and Strategies Regarding Alcohol Effects on Helping Survey
Baseline
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2.75 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.61
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2.66 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.59
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Change in Awareness and Strategies Regarding Alcohol Effects on Helping Survey
Month 1
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2.81 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.68
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2.73 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.59
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Change in Awareness and Strategies Regarding Alcohol Effects on Helping Survey
Month 2
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2.66 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.69
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2.65 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.68
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Change in Awareness and Strategies Regarding Alcohol Effects on Helping Survey
Month 3
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2.73 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.63
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2.54 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.90
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsThe Friend-based Assault Protective Strategies Assessment uses 20 items to assess sexual assault preventive strategy use. Responses range from 1 (Not at all) to 4 (A lot), with higher scores indicating a greater use of strategies to prevent sexual assault.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on Friend-based Assault Protective Strategies Assessment
Month 2
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1.95 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.65
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1.97 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.65
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on Friend-based Assault Protective Strategies Assessment
Baseline
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1.98 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.50
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1.92 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.51
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on Friend-based Assault Protective Strategies Assessment
Month 1
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2.19 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.60
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1.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.63
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on Friend-based Assault Protective Strategies Assessment
Month 3
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2.45 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.51
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1.90 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.62
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsWe used a modified version of The Bystander Behaviors Scale for Friends is a 44-item measure which includes 4 sub-scales (1) the identification of sexual assault risk situations, (2) accessing resources, (3) planning ahead for risk situations, and (4) safety behaviors in risk settings. We used a selection of 20 questions from the full measure including items from each subscale. Response option include (0) No I did not engage in this behavior, (1) Yes I did engage in this behavior, or (missing) I did not perceive an opportunity to engage in this behavior. A higher endorsement of "Yes" (higher score) engaging in the behaviors is considered to indicate a greater use of strategies to prevent sexual assault.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on the Bystander Behaviors Scale for Friends
Month 1
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0.89 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.23
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0.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.25
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on the Bystander Behaviors Scale for Friends
Month 2
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0.80 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.35
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0.78 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.28
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on the Bystander Behaviors Scale for Friends
Month 3
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0.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.26
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0.82 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.29
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Change in Friend-Based Helping Skills on the Bystander Behaviors Scale for Friends
Baseline
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0.86 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.18
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0.87 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.19
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsThe Barriers to Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Scale is a 16-item measure to assess barriers to intervening. Responses range from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 7 (Strongly agree), with higher scores indicating greater perceived barriers to intervening.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Barriers to Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Scale
Baseline
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2.43 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.80
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2.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.76
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Barriers to Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Scale
Month 1
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2.57 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.89
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2.57 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.87
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Barriers to Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Scale
Month 2
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2.47 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.89
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2.53 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.93
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Barriers to Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Scale
Month 3
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2.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.94
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2.47 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.89
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsThe Concerns About Intervening Scale uses 6 items to assess perceived barriers to intervening, focused on worries. Responses range from 1 (Not at all true) to 6 (Very much true), with higher scores indicating greater perceived barriers to intervening.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Concerns About Intervening Scale
Baseline
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1.81 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.72
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1.81 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.62
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Concerns About Intervening Scale
Month 1
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2.01 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.85
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1.95 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.72
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Concerns About Intervening Scale
Month 2
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1.97 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.87
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1.80 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.75
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Change in Perceived Barriers to Intervening on the Concerns About Intervening Scale
Month 3
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1.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.84
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1.93 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.76
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Monthly after baseline for 3 monthsRevised Sexual Experiences Survey (R-SES) will be used to assess each social occasion with the target friend in the prior 2 weeks. Each item will be coded 1 (yes) or 0 (no), based on whether it happened to the woman/friend on each occasion that the pair socialized together.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Sexual Assault
Month 1 · No
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44 Participants
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42 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 1 · Yes
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2 Participants
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5 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 1 · Prefer not to answer
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4 Participants
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5 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 2 · No
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45 Participants
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43 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 2 · Yes
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2 Participants
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5 Participants
|
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Sexual Assault
Month 2 · Prefer not to answer
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3 Participants
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4 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 3 · No
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46 Participants
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50 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 3 · Yes
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1 Participants
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0 Participants
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Sexual Assault
Month 3 · Prefer not to answer
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3 Participants
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2 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline and Monthly for 3 monthsUsing a grid-based average assessment measure based in the Daily Drinking Questionnaire, participants will report on alcohol consumption. Higher scores indicate greater alcohol consumption.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
n=50 Participants
Will participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) program.
Friend-Based Motivational Interview: The intervention will use Motivational Interviewing's (MI) collaborative conversation style for strengthening commitment to change, to motivate and prepare women to work together to reduce Sexual Assault (SA) risk. This intervention will target ways that the friend dyad may support, encourage, and share responsibility with one another in protecting against SA. The Friend-based MI (FMI) will then use the responsibility and relationship of friends as a framework to foster collaborative efforts to increase readiness and decrease barriers to helping behavior. As part of this, the FMI will focus on the identification and implementation of skills friends can use to help one another prevent sexual assault. FMI will include a focused discussion of the ways drinking may impede helping efforts. Moreover, the FMI will encourage women to identify personal, specific strategies for reducing the effects of alcohol on helping.
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Wait List Control
n=52 Participants
The Wait List Control group will also be offered to participate in the Friends-Based Motivational Interview Program but at a deferred date (12 weeks later).
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Change in Drinking
Baseline
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9.84 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 5.34
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10.79 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 7.93
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Change in Drinking
Month 1
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7.06 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 4.96
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8.92 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 4.77
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Change in Drinking
Month 2
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6.13 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 7.13
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7.38 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 6.14
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Change in Drinking
Month 3
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6.27 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 6.32
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7.77 Amount of drinks consumed weekly
Standard Deviation 6.15
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Adverse Events
Friends-Based Motivational Interview (FMI) Group
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Wait List Control
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place