The road to drink is paved with high intentions: Expectancies, refusal self-efficacy, and intentions among heavy drinking college students
Autor: | Kristin Dukes, Dawn W. Foster, Carolyn E. Sartor |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Health (social science) Psychological intervention 030508 substance abuse Poison control Intention Toxicology Biochemistry Suicide prevention Article 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Self-efficacy Heavy drinking Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Alcohol Drinking in College Additional research Self Efficacy Neurology Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology Clinical psychology |
Popis: | The present study examined the effects of drinking intentions (DI) on alcohol expectancies (AE) and drink refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) in regard to alcohol consumption among heavy drinking undergraduates. Research shows that DRSE buffers against drinking (Young, Hasking, Oei, & Loveday, 2007) and interacts with AE to predict alcohol consumption (Oei & Burrow, 2000). Studies further show that DI is predicted by DRSE (Norman, 2011) and AE (Fleming, Thorson, & Atkin, 2004). However, additional research is needed to understand DI's influence on both DRSE and AE among heavy college drinkers. This research included 344 heavy drinking college students (mean age = 23.06 years, SD = 5.61, 74.71% female) from a large southern university who completed study material as part of a larger intervention. Findings showed that DI, DRSE, and AE interacted with respect to heavy drinking such that DRSE was negatively associated with alcohol consumption, particularly among those low in positive AE and high in negative AE. This relationship was stronger among individuals low in DI relative to those high in DI. DI seems to be an important factor influencing heavy drinking among undergraduate students. Present findings further support DI's associations with heavy drinking, regardless of an individual's DRSE or AE. Implications of this research suggest that it may be beneficial for interventions to target specific aspects of AE, including anxious drinking. |
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