College Students' Norm Perception Predicts Reported Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies for Alcohol Consumption

Benton, Stephen L.; Downey, Ronald G.; Glider, Peggy; Benton, Sherry A.

doi:10.15288/jsad.2008.69.859

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“…Similar results have been found when examining the role of PBS use as a statistical mediator between more proximal antecedents and alcohol-related outcomes including drinking motives (Bravo et al, 2015;Ebersole et al, 2012;LaBrie et al, 2011;Martens et al, 2007) and perceived norms of PBS use (Benton et al, 2008;Lewis et al, 2009;Ray et al, 2009). Importantly, all of these studies suggest that PBS use accounts for reductions in alcohol-related problems even when controlling for a wide range of other risk/ protective factors.…”

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A Multiple Replication Examination of Distal Antecedents to Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies

Bravo

Prince

Pearson

2016

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective:In the present study, we examined whether we could replicate previous findings that use of protective behavioral strategies (PBSs) mediates the associations between distal antecedents and alcohol-related outcomes in an independent sample. Further, we examined a more comprehensive model to determine which constructs uniquely (i.e., controlling for other distal antecedents) relate to PBS use and alcohol-related outcomes. Method: Participants were recruited from a psychology department participant pool at a large, southwestern university in the United States (N = 628). The majority of participants identified themselves as being either Hispanic (n = 334, 53.18%) or White, non-Hispanic (n = 212, 33.78%), were female (n = 386, 61.5%), and reported a mean age of 20.30 (SD = 3.80) years. Results: Across five replication attempts in separate models, we found significant indirect associations of age at first use, self-regulation, impulsivity-like traits, depressive symptoms, and conscientiousness on alcohol-related outcomes (i.e., use and problems) via PBS use. However, only the indirect associations of a second-order latent factor of self-regulation (based on premeditation, perseverance, self-regulation, and conscientiousness) and age at first use on alcohol-related outcomes via PBS use remained significant in the comprehensive model. Conclusions: Taken together, the replication attempts were largely successful in that nearly all associations were replicated in an independent sample of college students. However, in a comprehensive model with all distal antecedents simultaneously included, most of the direct and indirect associations failed to be supported. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 77, 958-967, 2016)

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A Multiple Replication Examination of Distal Antecedents to Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies

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2016

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…In addition, we found a negative correlation between perceptions of peer drinking and PBS usage among students at the Southeast campus. This finding is consistent with the literature that finds that college students perceive their peers as using fewer PBS than they themselves do, and these perceptions predict their own PBS usage (Benton et al, 2008). Furthermore, if one perceives their peers as drinking heavily, students themselves are likely to drink more (Borsari & Carey, 2003), and heavy drinking is associated with using fewer PBS (Armstrong et al, 2014).…”

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“…Students also tend to underestimate the scope and magnitude of adverse outcomes stemming from drinking alcohol (Logan, Henry, Vaughn, Luk, & King, 2012), which could influence their lower PBS usage if students do not perceive drinking as risky. In sum, students overestimate peer drinking among average college students (Lewis & Neighbors, 2004), underestimate peers' use of PBS (Benton et al, 2008), and students living on campus exhibit riskier drinking patterns (Zamboanga et al, 2009).…”

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“…Therefore, college students' peers are key in understanding their risk for heavy drinking. College students perceive their peers as using fewer PBS than they themselves do, and these perceptions predict their own PBS usage (Benton, Downey, Glider, & Benton, 2008). Additionally, if one perceives their peers as drinking heavily, students themselves are likely to drink more (Borsari & Carey, 2003), and heavy drinking is associated with using fewer PBS (Armstrong et al, 2014).…”

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The Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies, Social Environment, and Housing Type on Heavy Drinking among College Students

Tyler

Schmitz

Ray

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Substance Use & Misuse

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Background: Though research has examined heavy drinking by housing type, the link between type of college student housing and protective behavioral strategies (PBS) has rarely been examined comparing different college campuses. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the role of housing type, perceptions of peer drinking, and PBS with respondent heavy drinking among undergraduate college students from one Southeastern and one Midwestern university in the United States. Methods: 1,448 college students enrolled in undergraduate courses at two public universities completed a paper and pencil survey of attitudes and experiences about dating, sexuality, and substance use. Data were analyzed using multiple group path analysis. Results: Students living in Greek housing perceived their close friends as engaging in more risky drinking and had higher rates of heavy drinking compared to those living in other housing types. The effect of perceptions of peer drinking on PBS was significantly different between campuses, as were several other indirect pathways to heavy drinking. Conclusion/Importance: Understanding more about the differing roles of college residential environments can help inform effective drinking interventions and reduce heavy drinking among college students.

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“…For example, based on the relationship between descriptive drinking norms and alcohol outcomes (Borsari & Carey, 2003), two studies evaluated whether descriptive norms for PBS predicts PBS use (Benton, Downey, Glider, & Benton, 2008;Lewis, Rees, & Lee, 2009) and found evidence that descriptive norms of PBS do predict individual PBS use. Other PBS belief studies examined PBS attitudes, self-efficacy, perceived effectiveness of PBS (Ray, Turrisi, Abar, & Peters, 2009), and PBS intention (Neighbors, Lee, Lewis, Fosses, & Walter, 2009), and found that these variables were positively correlated with PBS use and, in some cases, negatively correlated with alcohol outcomes.…”

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Trait mindfulness and protective strategies for alcohol use: Implications for college student drinking

Brett

Leffingwell

Leavens

2017

Addictive Behaviors

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College Students' Norm Perception Predicts Reported Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies for Alcohol Consumption

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A Multiple Replication Examination of Distal Antecedents to Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies

A Multiple Replication Examination of Distal Antecedents to Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies

The Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies, Social Environment, and Housing Type on Heavy Drinking among College Students

Trait mindfulness and protective strategies for alcohol use: Implications for college student drinking

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