Heavy Episodic Drinking in College Females: An Exploration of Expectancies, Consequences, and Self-Efficacy

Lienemann, Brianna A.; Lamb, Christopher S.

doi:10.3109/10826084.2012.726311

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“…In addition, two studies assessed the association between expectancies and self-efficacy of PBS use, but these investigations produced mixed results. Lienemann and Lamb (2013) found that stronger positive expectancies were associated with lower perceived ability to engage in protective behaviors in drinking situations (e.g., using condoms during sex while under the influence of alcohol) whereas Kraus and colleagues (2012) found no such support.…”

Section: Pbs and Expectanciesmentioning

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Protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives in a model of college student drinking.

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Lau‐Barraco

Milletich

2014

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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An extensive body of research asserts alcohol expectancies, or beliefs regarding the effects of alcohol, as an important influence on drinking. However, the extent to which expectancies are related to drinking motives and protective behavioral strategies (PBS) has yet to be examined. Existing alcohol mediational models suggest associations between expectancies and drinking motives as well as positive drinking motives and PBS use. Thus, it is possible that drinking motives and PBS use act as intervening factors in the relationship between expectancies and alcohol outcomes. Consequently, the present cross-sectional study aimed to test the indirect effect of expectancies (i.e., social facilitation) on alcohol outcomes through drinking motives and PBS use. Participants were 520 (358 female) college student drinkers with a mean age of 20.80 (SD = 4.61) years old. Students completed measures of expectancies, drinking motives, PBS use, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that drinking motives and PBS mediated the relationship between social expectancies and alcohol use. In particular, expectancies were associated with greater positive drinking motives, drinking motives were associated with less PBS use, and PBS was associated with less alcohol use and fewer alcohol-related problems. Given the key role of PBS in explaining drinking outcomes in our model, active efforts to incorporate PBS in alcohol interventions may be particularly beneficial for college students. Further, our findings support the consideration of PBS use as a part of the motivational model of alcohol use in future work.

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Section: Pbs and Expectanciesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives in a model of college student drinking.

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Lau‐Barraco

Milletich

2014

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…While results of the expectancy-alcohol use relationship have been mixed across domains (e.g., prevention and treatment of abuse and dependence, prediction of future consumption), it can be stated with confidence that positive alcohol-related expectancies better predict alcohol consumption and tend to result in poorer treatment outcomes (Jones et al, 2001). Research has supported this line of thought, demonstrating that positive alcohol-related expectancies are associated with problematic drinking (Armeli, Todd, & Mohr, 2005;Lienemann & Lamb, 2013;Monk & Heim, 2013;Nicolai et al, 2012). Moreover, both alcohol-related expectancies and affect regulation strategies (e.g., drinking to cope with negative affect) can serve as predictive measures in distinguishing problem or heavy drinkers from social or light drinkers (Houben & Wiers, 2008;Marlatt & Gordon, 1985;Martens et al, 2008).…”

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The Relationship Between Psychological Distress, Negative Cognitions, and Expectancies on Problem Drinking

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Few studies have sought to understand the concurrent relationship between cognitive and affective processes on alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences, despite both being identified as predictive risk factors in the college population. More research is needed to understand the relationships between identified factors of problem drinking among this at-risk population. The purpose of this study was to test if the relationship between psychological distress and problem drinking among university students (N = 284; M̄age = 19.77) was mediated by negative affect regulation strategies and positive alcohol-related expectancies. Two latent mediation models of problem drinking were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The parsimonious three-path mediated latent model was supported by the data, as evidenced by several model fit indices. Furthermore, the alternate saturated model provided similar fit to the data, but contained several direct relationships that were not statistically significant. The relationship between psychological distress and problem drinking was mediated by an extended contributory chain, including negative affect regulation and positive alcohol-related expectancies. Implications for prevention and treatment, as well as future directions, are discussed.

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Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders

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Heavy Episodic Drinking in College Females: An Exploration of Expectancies, Consequences, and Self-Efficacy

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives in a model of college student drinking.

Protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives in a model of college student drinking.

The Relationship Between Psychological Distress, Negative Cognitions, and Expectancies on Problem Drinking

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