Writing about the future self to shift drinking identity: An experimental investigation.

Autor: Lindgren KP; Trauma Recovery & Resilience Innovations, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States. Electronic address: kpl9716@uw.edu., Baldwin SA; Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States. Electronic address: scott_baldwin@byu.edu., Kross E; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Electronic address: ekross@umich.edu., Ramirez JJ; Trauma Recovery & Resilience Innovations, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States. Electronic address: jjramirz@uw.edu., Peterson KP; Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Electronic address: kpp@unm.edu., Tristao T; Trauma Recovery & Resilience Innovations, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States. Electronic address: tt88@uw.edu., Teachman BA; Department of Psychology, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Electronic address: bat5x@virginia.edu., Wiers R; Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: r.wiers@uva.nl., Neighbors C; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Electronic address: cneighbo@central.uh.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) [Alcohol] 2024 May; Vol. 116, pp. 35-45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2023.10.002
Abstrakt: College student drinking is prevalent and costly to public and personal health, leading to calls to identify and target novel mechanisms of behavior change. We aimed to manipulate drinking identity (a cognitive risk factor for hazardous drinking) via three sessions of narrative writing about a future self. We tested whether writing could shift drinking identity and would be accompanied by changes in alcohol consumption and problems. Participants were college students meeting hazardous drinking criteria (N = 328; M age  = 20.15; 59% women, 40% men, 1% gender-diverse; 60% white; 23% Asian; 12% multiple races; 2% other racial groups; 8% identified as Hispanic/Latino/a/x). The study had a 2 [narrative writing topic: low-risk drinker vs. reduced smartphone use] × 2 [writing perspective: first person vs. non-first-person] × 2 [social network instruction: instructed to include vs. not] factorial design. Outcomes were drinking identity, drinking refusal self-efficacy, alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, and craving. Participants completed three writing sessions and online follow-up assessments at 2, 4, and 12 weeks. The study is a registered clinical trial; hypotheses and analyses were preregistered (https://osf.io/vy2ep/). Contrary to predictions, narrative writing about a future self as a low-risk drinker did not significantly impact outcomes. Null results extended to expected interactions with writing perspective and social network instructions. The narrative writing task did not shift drinking or alcohol-related outcomes. Future experimental work may benefit from greater flexibility in conceptualizing a future self, recruiting individuals interested in behavior change, and more sensitive measures of drinking identity.
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