| Drinking motives predict alcohol-related problems in college students.: An article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol | Digitalby Kate B. Carey (Author), Christopher J. Correia (Author)
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| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. | | Page Count: | 13 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1997 |
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Studies on Alcohol, published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 3718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: Objective: Drinking motives have frequently been linked to both the quantity of alcohol consumption and the likelihood of negative consequences. For motivational models of drinking to be useful, however, drinking motives must have predictive power independent of other variables typically associated with alcohol-related problems. Thus, this study evaluated the relationship between drinking motives and alcohol-related problems, after first accounting for high-risk alcohol consumption and gender. Method: Subjects were 139 male and female (61%) college undergraduates, who completed a battery of self-report questionnaires as part of a course requirement. Results: Using hierarchical regression techniques, we found that the combination of maximum daily quantity and negative reinforcement reasons for drinking accounted for 61% of the variance on a measure of lifetime alcohol-related problems. Contrary to earlier research, neither gender nor positive reinforcement motives were significant predictors in the complete model. Follow-up analyses, conducted separately for negative and positive reinforcement motives, indicated that maximum daily quantity partially mediated the relationships between both types of motives and drinking problems; however, both positive and negative reinforcement motives retained unique predictive power. Conclusions: Motives operate both indirectly through heavy drinking and directly to account for drinking problems. Results support the utility of motivational models of alcohol use in understanding alcohol-related problems in college students. (J. Stud. Alcohol 58: 100-105,1997)From the supplier: Drinking motives are predictive of future problems with alcohol in college students. Researchers administered several psychological questionnaires that measure drinking behavior and motivation to 161 college students. The role of motives in drinking behavior was found to be much higher than previous research. Also, both positive reinforcement, such as increasing social pleasure, and negative enforcement, such as peer pressure, play a role. Motives affected women at the same level as men and had the same predictive indications.Citation DetailsTitle: Drinking motives predict alcohol-related problems in college students.Author: Kate B. CareyPublication: Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)Date: January 1, 1997Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.Volume: v58 Issue: n1 Page: p100(6)Distributed by Thomson Gale |
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