Alcohol attitudes, motives, norms, and personality traits longitudinally classify nondrinkers, moderate drinkers, and binge drinkers using discriminant function analysis

Lac, Andrew; Donaldson, Candice D.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.006

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“…Through these environments they may have a larger chance to come into contact with students who use party-drugs. In the same line, a recent study on alcohol consumption also found that proximate social factors were stronger predictors for drinking status than parental norms and personality (Lac & Donaldson, 2016).…”

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confidence: 54%

Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Party-Drug Use and Associated Problems among University Students in the Netherlands

Kunst

Gebhardt

2018

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background: Recent developments in drug use patterns call for an investigation of current party-drug use and associated problems among college students, who appear to be an important target population for harm reduction interventions. Objectives: In addition to reporting on party-drug use prevalence, we investigated whether initial use and continuation of party-drug use among students was associated with demographic, personality and psychosocial factors. Methods: An online questionnaire was administered to 446 students from a Dutch university, inquiring about party-drug use, demographic characteristics, social norms and personality (big five, impulsiveness, aggression). Univariate and multivariate bootstrapped linear regression analyses were used. Results: Of all students, 22.9% indicated having used party-drugs at least once, with a notable sex difference (39.2% of men vs. 16.2% of women). In contrast to the reported trends in Dutch nightlife, GHB was used rarely (lifetime 1.6%) and new psychoactive substances (NPS; 6.7%) appeared almost equally popular as amphetamines (7.6%) and cocaine (7%). Mild health/psychosocial problems (e.g., doing embarrassing things, feeling unwell) were common (65%), whereas serious problems (e.g., being hospitalized) were rare. Neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness and impulsiveness were associated with lifetime but not regular party-drug use. Of all predictors, lifetime and regular party-drug use were most strongly related to lenient injunctive and descriptive norms in friends, and a low motivation to comply with parents. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that harm reduction/preventive interventions might profit from focusing on social norms, and targeting students who are highly involved in a pro-party-drug environment while experiencing less parental influence.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 54%

Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Party-Drug Use and Associated Problems among University Students in the Netherlands

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Gebhardt

2018

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…Binge drinkers tend to have a higher social status within their peer group than those who drink less (Dumas, Graham, Bernards, & Wells, 2014;Dumas, Wells, Flynn, Lange, & Graham, 2014;Hahm et al, 2012), hence a greater likelihood that others will model this behaviour. Similar to the parental factors described above, perceived norms and approval of friends were closely linked to own binge drinking (Fairlie et al, 2012;Lac & Donaldson, 2016;Rulison et al, 2016). In a cross-national study, binge drinking was also rated as being most acceptable in situations involving friends (Fjaer, Pedersen, von Soest, & Gray, 2016).…”

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confidence: 72%

“…There is even strong evidence that the effect of these personality traits on binge drinking frequency is mediated through high levels of enhancement and coping motives (Adams, Kaiser, Lynam, Charnigo, & Milich, 2012;Kuntsche, von Fischer, & Gmel, 2008;Lammers, Kuntsche, Engels, Wiers, & Kleinjan, 2013;Tragesser, Sher, Trull, & Park, 2007). A recent study concluded that aspects such as motivations and norms (see below) are more important predictors of drinking patterns, including binge drinking, than personality factors (Lac & Donaldson, 2016).…”

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Binge drinking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

Kuntsche

Thrul

et al. 2017

Psychology & Health

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“…For example, it is recognised that adoption of a vegetarian diet is related to concern about the environment and animal welfare, as well as for health reasons and weight management [35, 36]. Similarly, there is enormous heterogeneity in motives for drinking alcohol including coping, enhancement of social status, religious practice, personality type and alcohol availability [37, 38]. …”

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confidence: 99%

Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study

Sprake

Russell

Cecil

et al. 2018

Nutr J

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114

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BackgroundUniversity represents a key transition into adulthood for many adolescents but there are associated concerns about health and behaviours. One important aspect relates to diet and there is emerging evidence that university students may consume poor quality diets, with potential implications for body weight and long-term health. This research aimed to characterise dietary patterns of university students in the UK and their sociodemographic and lifestyle antecedents.MethodsAn online, cross-sectional survey was undertaken with a convenience sample of 1448 university students from five UK universities (King’s College London, Universities of St Andrews, Southampton and Sheffield, and Ulster University). The survey comprised a validated food frequency questionnaire alongside lifestyle and sociodemographic questions. Dietary patterns were generated from food frequency intake data using principal components analysis. Nutrient intakes were estimated to characterise the nutrient profile of each dietary pattern. Associations with sociodemographic variables were assessed through general linear modelling.ResultsDietary analyses revealed four major dietary patterns: ‘vegetarian’; ‘snacking’; ‘health-conscious’; and ‘convenience, red meat & alcohol’. The ‘health-conscious’ pattern had the most favourable micronutrient profile. Students’ gender, age, year of study, geographical location and cooking ability were associated with differences in pattern behaviour. Female students favoured the ‘vegetarian’ pattern, whilst male students preferred the ‘convenience, red meat & alcohol’ pattern. Less healthful dietary patterns were positively associated with lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, low physical activity and take-away consumption. The health-conscious pattern had greatest nutrient density. The ‘convenience, red meat & alcohol’ pattern was associated with higher weekly food spending; this pattern was also identified most consistently across universities. Students reporting greater cooking ability tended towards the ‘vegetarian’ and ‘health-conscious’ patterns.ConclusionsFood intake varied amongst university students. A substantial proportion of students followed health-promoting diets, which had good nutrient profiles obviating a need for dietary intervention. However, some students consumed poor diets, incurred greater food costs and practised unfavourable lifestyle behaviours, which may have long-term health effects. University policy to improve students’ diets should incorporate efforts to promote student engagement in cooking and food preparation, and increased availability of low cost healthier food items.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12937-018-0398-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Alcohol attitudes, motives, norms, and personality traits longitudinally classify nondrinkers, moderate drinkers, and binge drinkers using discriminant function analysis

Cited by 57 publications

References 63 publications

Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Party-Drug Use and Associated Problems among University Students in the Netherlands

Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Party-Drug Use and Associated Problems among University Students in the Netherlands

Binge drinking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study

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