Addiction Risk: Mindset Induction Effect on Brief Intervention

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Alcohol Drinking in College
• Interventions: Behavioral: Induction of Implemental Mindset; Behavioral: Induction of Deliberative Mindset

• Registration Number: NCT03338491
• Lead Sponsor: University of Konstanz

Brief Summary

Brief Interventions (BI) based on Motivational Interviewing are effective to reduce alcohol use. In this study the investigators test the hypothesis that that an open Mindset increases the positive effects of BI.

University students take part in a voluntary screened for risky alcohol use. All students with risky alcohol use are eligible to the study and all receive the WHO's ASSIST-linked BI.

Participants receive a brief Mindset induction prior to receiving BI. They are are randomly assigned to either the induction of an open or a closed mindset according to the Mindset theory of action phases (Gollwitzer \& Keller (2016). Mindset Theory. In: V. Zeigler-Hill, T.K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer).

The investigators measure the change in alcohol-related risk perception, treatment motivation and real alcohol drinking after the Brief Intervention in relation to the mindset induced before receiving the intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-07
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-09
• Study Start: 2017-11-21
• Primary Completion: 2018-10-31
• Study Completion: 2019-04-30
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• student status at University of Konstanz
• risky alcohol use in past 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

• acute psychosis, acute suicidality, illiteracy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Induction of Implemental Mindset	Induction of Implemental Mindset	Psychological Intervention. Participants are asked to work on a brief paper-and-pencil task that has been shown to induce an Implemental Mindset according to the Mindset theory of action phases (Gollwitzer \& Keller (2016). Mindset Theory. In: V. Zeigler-Hill, T.K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer).
Induction of Deliberative Mindset	Induction of Deliberative Mindset	Psychological Intervention. Participants are asked to work on a brief paper-and-pencil task that has been shown to induce a Deliberative Mindset according to the Mindset theory of action phases (Gollwitzer \& Keller (2016). Mindset Theory. In: V. Zeigler-Hill, T.K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol Time-line Follow Back	4 weeks	Self-reported amount of standard alcohol units consumed. The assessment is made with the calendar method developed by Sobell \& Sobell (1995)
Questionnaire on Alcohol-related Risk Perception	4 weeks	Self-Report Measure that is filled out by the participant. This German questionnaire was developed by Klepper, Odenwald \& Rockstroh (2016).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SOCRATES	4 weeks	Questionnaire: The Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES, Miller, W. R., \& Tonigan, J. S. (1996). Assessing drinkers' motivation for change: The Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 10, 81-89.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Konstanz, Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic; 🇩🇪 Konstanz, Germany