Differences in alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies among female and male college students

Blanchard, Brittany E.; Stevens, Angela K.; Littlefield, Andrew K.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106969

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“…Based on the results in this study, it can be concluded that protective behavioural strategies and programs that are effective against alcohol-related harms should be improved by adopting gender differences and establishing gender-specific standards [ 58 ]. In this study, males were more likely to report alcohol use disorder than females.…”

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Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Gavurová

Ivanková

Rigelský

2021

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The main objective of the research was to examine the associations between problematic alcohol use, tobacco use and cannabis use among Czech and Slovak university students during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 1422 participants from the Czech Republic (CZ) and 1677 from the Slovak Republic (SK). The analyses included university students who drank alcohol in the past year (CZ: 1323 (93%); SK: 1526 (91%)). Regarding the analysed measures, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its subscales, the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire (GN-SBQ) and the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) were selected to identify substance-related behaviour. Age, gender and residence were included in the analyses as socio-demographic variables. Correlation and regression analyses were used to achieve the main objective of the research. The main results revealed that the use of tobacco and cannabis were positively associated with alcohol use disorders among Czech and Slovak university students. Additionally, males were more likely to report alcohol use disorders. In the Czech Republic, it was found that students living in dormitories were characterized by a lower AUDIT score. The opposite situation was found in the Slovak Republic. Czech and Slovak policy-makers are encouraged to develop alcohol use prevention programs for university students in line with these findings.

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Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Gavurová

Ivanková

Rigelský

2021

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“…REVIEW OF PROTECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ALCOHOL USE 13 SHR strategies, though not related to alcohol consumption, were found to have a direct relation with several commonly assessed alcohol consequences. Importantly, use of SHR strategies (e.g., going home with a friend) have demonstrated different relations with outcomes as a function of sex (e.g., Blanchard et al, 2021;Clarke et al, 2016;Peterson et al, 2020), and as such may be particularly salient for women compared to men. Such sex differences merit examination of measurement invariance to test for differential item functioning for PBS items across genders.…”

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A systematic review of the associations between protective behavioral strategies and heavy alcohol consumption and consequences among young adults.

Cox,

DiBello,

Jones

et al. 2024

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective: We systematically reviewed the literature to assess the association between use of alcohol protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and young adult heavy drinking and alcohol-related consequences. Method: We followed the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis guidelines to select and review research studies that were comprised of a sample of young adults ages 18-26, included PBS derived from one of 10 validated scales as an independent variable, measured heavy alcohol use or alcohol consequences as the dependent variable, and tested the direct association between the two. Studies were gathered via PubMed, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, APA PsycInfo, and Global Health. All identified study records underwent a two-step screening process and risk of bias assessment. Results: Data were extracted from 94 studies that met inclusion criteria; 16 studies (17%) examined associations with heavy alcohol use and 91 studies (97%) tested effects of PBS on alcohol consequences. All studies that measured a total effect of PBS use (summations across all strategies) found significant negative associations with heavy alcohol use and 91% were negatively associated with alcohol consequences. Most studies that examined subscales of PBS found at least one significant, negative relation with heavy alcohol use (73%) and alcohol-related consequences (78%), though effects varied across type of subscale (e.g., manner of drinking). Conclusions: Our results support the use of PBS to address heavy alcohol consumption and related harms among young adults. Opportunities for refinement of current PBS in preventive interventions are discussed. Public Health Significance StatementThis review found that alcohol protective behavioral strategies are consistently, negatively associated with heavy alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences among young adults.

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Alcohol protective behavioral strategies for young adults: a content analysis across drinking contexts and gender

Roudebush,

Godbole,

Johnson

et al. 2023

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Differences in alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies among female and male college students

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

A systematic review of the associations between protective behavioral strategies and heavy alcohol consumption and consequences among young adults.

Alcohol protective behavioral strategies for young adults: a content analysis across drinking contexts and gender

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