Addictive behaviors, 2010-10, Vol.35 (10), p.855-860
2010
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- A motivational model of alcohol misuse in emerging adulthood
- Ist Teil von
- Addictive behaviors, 2010-10, Vol.35 (10), p.855-860
- Ort / Verlag
- England: Elsevier Ltd
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Abstract Many emerging adults who have dropped out of high school are known to misuse alcohol. Expectancies and motives for drinking are pivotal in shaping the drinking behavior of emerging adults, especially those related to social influences. We tested a motivational model of problematic alcohol use using drinking motives (enhancement, social, conformity, coping) as multiple mediators to explain the association between social alcohol expectancies and alcohol misuse. A community sample of 104 individuals between ages 16 and 21 attending a General Educational Development (GED) program completed self-report measures of alcohol expectancies, drinking motives, quantity and frequency of drinking, and a structured interview that assessed the symptoms of alcohol use disorders. Results of multiple regression analysis testing multiple mediators indicated that social alcohol expectancies were associated with alcohol misuse through the mediated pathways of enhancement drinking motives.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0306-4603eISSN: 1873-6327DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.06.005Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_754879879
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- Schlagworte
- Addictive behaviors, Adolescent, Adults, Alcohol, Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects, Alcohol Drinking - psychology, Alcoholism, Alcoholism - psychology, Drinking motives, Emerging adults, Expectancies, Female, High school drop outs, Humans, Male, Motivation, Multivariate Analysis, New York, Psychiatry, Social Environment, Students - psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult