Situational context and motives of alcohol use among graduate student drinkers
| Autor: | Kenneth H. Beck, Angelica L. Barrall, Amelia M. Arria, Kathryn B. Vincent, Hannah K. Allen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Coping (psychology) Alcohol Drinking Drinking motives education Ethnic group 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Alcohol Toxicology Article Developmental psychology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Adaptation Psychological Humans Education Graduate 030212 general & internal medicine Social Behavior Students Motivation United States Exploratory factor analysis Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Increased risk Graduate students chemistry Female Factor Analysis Statistical 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Addict Behav |
| ISSN: | 0306-4603 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106267 |
| Popis: | Extensive research has examined alcohol use context and motives among undergraduates, but less is known about where, when, and why graduate students drink. The current study aimed to describe the motives and situational context of graduate student alcohol use, identify demographic and program characteristics associated with alcohol use motives and context, and assess how alcohol use motives and context are associated with alcohol use behavior. A sample of master’s and doctoral-level students who drank during the past month (n = 2091; 63% female) completed an online survey. An exploratory factor analysis yielded two situational context factors: drinking in social situations (e.g., with friends, at a bar) and non-social situations (e.g., alone, at home). Graduate students most frequently endorsed social and enhancement drinking motives. Results of multivariate linear regression models showed that age, sex, race/ethnicity, and international student, marital, parental, and employment status were all associated with motives and context. Drinking for enhancement and drinking to cope were the motives most strongly associated with increased alcohol quantity and frequency, respectively. Drinking in social contexts was positively associated with alcohol quantity and frequency, and drinking in non-social contexts was positively associated with alcohol use frequency but inversely related to alcohol quantity. Graduate students who drink for enhancement reasons and in social situations might be at increased risk for higher quantity alcohol use, or graduate students who drink for coping reasons and in non-social situations might be at increased risk for more frequent alcohol use. Future longitudinal research is needed to explore whether drinking in certain contexts and with certain motivations is predictive of alcohol problems during and after graduate school. |
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