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RCT of a combined MI intervention to address bystander behaviors in the context of alcohol use

Award Number: R01AA029450
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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PROJECT SUMMARY During young adulthood, an estimated one in five women experience sexual assault. We seek to reduce this violence by motivating young adults to intervene with their peers to prevent sexual assault—an approach known as bystander intervention. Current bystander training is conducted in group sessions involving education about how to recognize and intervene in response to sexual risk situations. Although successful in changing knowledge and attitudes about sexual assault prevention, evaluations of these programs have rarely focused on changing actual bystander behaviors. Further, while bystander alcohol use is common in sexual risk situations, and undermines intervention attempts, alcohol consumption by bystanders is not explicitly targeted in existing intervention training programs. To address these gaps, we will conduct a RCT comparing the efficacy of: 1) our recently developed bystander intervention, Motivate-the-Bystander (MTB), 2) MTB with an MI alcohol component (MTB+ALC), and 3) an attention control condition for reducing alcohol use and increasing bystander behaviors in response to sexual risk. Bystander behaviors will be assessed observationally during a virtual reality-based house party at 2 months post intervention. Participants’ bystander behaviors, alcohol use, and relevant contextual variables will be assessed with a measurement burst design using electronic daily diaries at baseline and 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention. We expect that, compared to MTB alone and the control condition, MTB+ALC will produce significantly greater reductions in overall drinking and increases in prosocial bystander behaviors in a diverse sample of 450 young adults who are heavy drinkers. If our hypotheses are confirmed, results will support the use of our combined MI-based bystander-alcohol intervention as an effective means of reducing drinking and motivating bystander behaviors among those at highest risk for sexual violence.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $479,940 )
2024	2024	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	2200 VINE ST # 830861	LINCOLN	NE	68503	LANCASTER	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	6/12/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$479,940
														Subtotal = $479,940

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $481,525 )
2023	2023	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	2200 VINE ST BOX 830861	LINCOLN	NE	68503	LANCASTER	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	2	6/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$481,525
														Subtotal = $481,525

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $582,870 )
2022	2022	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	2200 VINE ST BOX 830861	LINCOLN	NE	68503	LANCASTER	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	8/26/2022	NEW	$582,870
														Subtotal = $582,870

Grand Total All Awards = $1,544,335

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RCT of a combined MI intervention to address bystander behaviors in the context of alcohol use

Award Number: R01AA029450

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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