Integrated Alcohol and Sexual Assault Intervention for College Men

Integrated Alcohol and Sexual Assault Intervention for College Men

This research will evaluate a new intervention that integrates evidence-based alcohol intervention strategies and promising sexual assault prevention strategies with the goal of decreasing sexual aggression among men who report heavy drinking; a particularly high risk group. Specifically, this study will conduct a randomized controlled pilot trial with college men who report heavy drinking to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of the proposed intervention. The main questions the study will answer are: 1) what is the feasibility of the recruitment plans, research design, intervention training methods, and delivery of the program?; and 2) does the intervention, relative to a mindfulness-based control condition, produce reductions in the quantity and frequency of alcohol use, perpetration of sexual aggression, and attitudes associated with sexual aggression over the 2- and 6-month follow-up. Follow-up assessments are completed at 2- and 6-months following the program. The intervention is compared to the mindfulness-based control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Engaging in binge drinking, defined as 5 or more drinks per day for men on the same occasion by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on two or more occasions in the past month.
• Engaging in oral, vaginal, or anal sexual intercourse with a female partner one or more times in the past four months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Displaying symptoms consistent with alcohol use withdrawal
• Reporting current suicidal or homicidal ideation
• Meeting criteria consistent with a diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder