Do Protective Behavioral Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Drinking Motives and Alcohol Use in College Students?

Martens, Matthew P.; Ferrier, Amanda G.; Cimini, M. Dolores

doi:10.15288/jsad.2007.68.106

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“…Given the extensive empirical support for the inverse relationship between protective strategies and alcohol-related consequences among college students (Araas & Adams, 2008;Benton et al, 2004;Delva et al, 2004;Haines, Barker, & Rice, 2006;Martens et al, 2004, Martens, Ferrier, & Cimini, 2007, the current study's finding that protective behavioral strategies at time 2 did not predict alcohol-related consequences at time 3 was highly unexpected. However, further inquiry into the literature yielded additional literature on the conceptual and psychometric nature of the alcohol-related consequences instrument -the RAPI -in college samples.…”

Section: Post Hoc Analysesmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…Individuals with GAD score high on the measure (Molina & Borkovec, 1994), though the PSWQ has been found to measure a "separate construct" from anxiety and/or depression PBSS contains a total of 15 items on a 6-point Likert scale (e.g., "avoid drinking games;" "use a designated driver," 1 = never; 6 = always). The PBSS has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure of drinking behaviors and protective strategies among college students (Martens et al, 2007). The PBSS had good internal consistency in the current sample (Cronbach's α at time 2 = .90).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…There is an inverse relationship between the use of PBS and alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among college students (e.g., Araas & Adams, 2008;Benton et al, 2004;Delva et al, 2004;Haines, Barker, & Rice, 2006;Martens et al, 2004, Martens, Ferrier, & Cimini, 2007. Moreover, PBS mediated the relationship between the implementation of an alcohol intervention and the amount of alcohol consumed two weeks later among college students (Larimer et al, 2007).…”

Section: Protective Behavioral Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The literature demonstrates that PBS are available to students when they consume alcohol (Martens et al, 2004(Martens et al, , 2005(Martens et al, , 2007, but many students continue to experience serious alcohol-related problems (Hingson et al, 2009;Perkins, 2002). A wellestablished finding in the literature to explain heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems is that people use alcohol to regulate their emotions and to reduce tension (e.g., Cooper, Frone, Russel, & Mudar, 1995;Russell & Mehrabian, 1975).…”

Section: Protective Behavioral Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Martens and colleagues (2007) noted that many researchers and clinicians score the RAPI dichotomously, rather than continuously and found in a confirmatory factor analysis that dichotomously scoring the measure yielded valid and reliable scores. Martens et al (2007) pointed out that while a continuous score on the RAPI attempts to convey the severity of a participant's consequences (e.g., a score of 5 could indicate experiencing several physical fights and missing one class, or could indicate one physical fight, missing two classes, and driving drunk), a dichotomous score would allow researchers and interventionists to understand the range of alcohol-related consequences an individual experienced (e.g., a score of 5 indicates a participant experienced five different alcohol-related consequences). The researchers conclude that researchers may benefit more from using a dichotomously scored RAPI than a continuously scored one.…”

Section: Post Hoc Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rumination, worry, and drinking behaviors in college students : a mediation analysis.

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Mental health and alcohol-related behaviors are constructs of concern on university campuses, as a significant portion of college students experience alcoholrelated consequences. There is an established link between mental health variables, including repetitive thoughts associated with depression and anxiety, and drinking behaviors among college students. However, how preventative behaviors -protective behavioral strategies -impact the associations between repetitive thoughts and drinking behaviors and outcomes is less understood. The current longitudinal study analyzed mediational relationships among these variables in college students at a mid-sized 4-year university (N = 107; 78.5% female; average age = 21.06 years, SD = 4.41). Analyses indicated that no mediational relationships existed among the variables. Moreover, the alcohol consequences measure did not have a significant relationship with any of the other study variables. Implications and limitations are discussed.iv

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A qualitative exploration of alcohol use among student sportspeople: A social identity perspective

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Research indicates that university student sportspeople are a high-risk subgroup for hazardous alcohol consumption. Adopting a social identity perspective, we explored the social and psychological processes linking sports participation and alcohol use. Twenty-two individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with UK student sportspeople (male 12, female 10). A deductive thematic analysis identified three core themes: social identification and sports group membership, identity processes in (alcohol) behaviours, and sport context-specific significance of alcohol. Results suggest that the consumptive practices among student sportspeople were strategic activities underpinned by social identity processes, and which served to provide a positive sports experience at the group level. Our findings highlight the interactions between the sport environment, the social structure of sport participation, and the multipurpose function of alcohol in this context. We discuss the implications of these results in support of a social identity approach to sport-related drinking.

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When Do Friends Prevent Friends from Hooking Up Intoxicated? An Examination of Sex Differences and Hypothetical Intoxication in Peer Interventions

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Despite the risks involved when mixing alcohol with casual sexual activity, the majority of college students engage in hookups, and the majority of those hookups involve alcohol. This study focused on the protective role college students' peers can play and the situational factors that might influence their willingness to intervene when a close friend is about to hook up intoxicated. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study investigated differences in students' (N = 1270) attitudes, norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions to persuade a close friend not to engage in a hypothetical drunken hookup using a 2 (friend sex) × 2 (participant sex) × 2 (sober/intoxicated) factorial design. Results indicated significant differences in the TPB variables. Participants intended to intervene with female friends, but not male friends, and women were more likely to intervene than men. Participants in the sober condition had stronger intentions to intervene than those in the intoxicated condition, but this effect was driven by increases in men's intentions when sober. Implications for theory and prevention programming are discussed.

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Do Protective Behavioral Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Drinking Motives and Alcohol Use in College Students?

Cited by 123 publications

References 34 publications

Rumination, worry, and drinking behaviors in college students : a mediation analysis.

Rumination, worry, and drinking behaviors in college students : a mediation analysis.

A qualitative exploration of alcohol use among student sportspeople: A social identity perspective

When Do Friends Prevent Friends from Hooking Up Intoxicated? An Examination of Sex Differences and Hypothetical Intoxication in Peer Interventions

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