Psychological distance reminders reduce drinking frequency
Examining both distancing strategies together (i.e., collapsing across mindfulness and perspective-taking conditions), we found a directional main effect of the intervention reminders such that participants in the mindfulness and perspective-taking conditions were less likely to drink on active weeks (following active reminders) relative to inactive weeks (following control reminders) (active week vs. inactive week: OR = 1.34, 95% CI [1.01–1.77], Within-person effects of reminders on drinking on active vs. inactive weeks.Study 1: 3577 observations nested within 71 participants across 10 groups; Study 2: 6729 observations nested within 147 participants across 23 groups. The zero-inflation sub-model of the hurdle model estimates the probability of an extra zero (no alcohol use) such that a positive estimate indicates a higher chance of no alcohol use. Perspective = perspective-taking; mindful = mindfulness.