Incremental validity of college alcohol beliefs in the prediction of freshman drinking and its consequences: A prospective study

Osberg, Timothy M.; Insana, Maribeth; Eggert, Meredith; Billingsley, Katherine

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.004

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“…Operationalized using the College Life Alcohol Salience Scale (CLASS; Osberg et al, 2010), these norms can then be internalized by individuals and influence their drinking. Importantly, several studies have demonstrated that the CLASS predicts alcohol outcomes above and beyond the effects of descriptive/injunctive norms Osberg et al, 2011;. Given the relevance of this internalization of the college drinking culture in predicting alcohol use/ problems, we reasoned that it is warranted to examine this construct for other substances.…”

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“…We conceptualized this construct as representative of the extent to which a person believes that marijuana use plays a central role in the college experience or the internalization of college marijuana use culture. Based on past research on the CLASS Osberg et al, 2010Osberg et al, , 2011Osberg et al, , 2012, we hypothesized that individuals who reported high internalization of the college marijuana use culture would report (a) a higher frequency of marijuana use, (b) greater marijuana-related consequences, (c) modestly higher descriptive norms, and (d) moderately higher injunctive norms. Similarly, we expected to find these associations at the institutional level.…”

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Perceived Importance of Marijuana to the College Experience Scale (PIMCES): Initial Development and Validation

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Kholodkov

Gray

2017

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Internalization of college substance use culture refers to the degree to which an individual perceives the use of that substance to be an integral part of the college experience. Although there is a growing literature characterizing this construct for alcohol, the present study describes the development and validation of a new measure to assess the internalization of the college marijuana use culture, the Perceived Importance of Marijuana to the College Experience Scale (PIMCES). Method: We recruited a large, diverse sample (N = 8,141) of college students from 11 participating universities. We examined the psychometric properties of the PIMCES and evaluated its concurrent validity by examining its associations with marijuana-related outcomes. Results: A single-factor, eight-item PIMCES demonstrated good model fit and high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .89) and was correlated with marijuana user status, frequency of marijuana use, marijuana consequences, and injunctive norms. Conclusions: Overall, the PIMCES exhibits sound psychometric properties. The PIMCES can serve as a possible mediator of the effects of personality and other factors on marijuana-related outcomes and may be a promising target for marijuana interventions. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 78, 319-324, 2017)

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Perceived Importance of Marijuana to the College Experience Scale (PIMCES): Initial Development and Validation

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J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Previous research shows drinking culture as a pervasive actual and perceived cause of binge drinking [30,[38][39][40]. The pervasive effects of cultural norms and attitudes on excessive patterns of alcohol consumption, presents a considerable challenge to policymakers and those developing behavioural interventions reduce binge drinking.…”

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Lay understanding of the causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a network diagram approach

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Risky single-session alcohol consumption or 'binge' drinking is associated with increased health risks and deleterious health, social, and economic outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the lay causes of excessive alcohol consumption among members of the general public in the UK and Australia. Participants in the UK (N = 133) and Australia (N = 102) completed a network diagram exercise requiring them to indicate the causal relations and the relative strength of the causes among a set of 12 candidate factors (income, age, alcohol availability, drinking culture, low alcohol cost, alcohol advertising, stress, peer pressure, supermarket discount, parental influence, 24-hour opening, boredom) and binge drinking. Findings indicated that the low alcohol cost was the most consistently and strongly factor directly linked to binge drinking by the UK participants. In contrast, Australian participants identified drinking culture and peer pressure as major causes alongside low alcohol cost. While there was consistency in the major perceived cause of binge drinking in the two national groups, some key differences emerged, particularly concerning the role of drinking culture. Current findings may inform the development of preventive measures, health policy, and behavioural interventions with respect to binge drinking.

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“…Given the continued ubiquity of drinking in college (Johnston et al, 2014) and evidence suggesting that drinking is considered part of the college culture (Osberg et al, 2010(Osberg et al, , 2011, college students may be more willing to experience certain consequences that may not be considered as problematic (e.g., vomiting, hangovers) compared with others (e.g., sexual assault, legal problems). The "price to pay for drinking" may be considered minimal, given the potential for experiencing positive consequences of drinking, such as having a good time or having a funny story to tell.…”

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Evaluations and Perceptions of Others’ Evaluations of Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences Predict Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences Among College Drinkers

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Young

Krieger

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J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: A key assumption when assessing alcoholrelated problems is that these problems are considered negative. A growing literature suggests that college drinkers do not perceive all measured consequences to be negative. Research has established the impact of others' beliefs on personal beliefs and behaviors. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of perceptions of others' evaluations (POE) of consequences on one's own evaluations and subsequent experiences of consequences. Method: A sample of 885 heavy drinking college students participated in a longitudinal study. Participants reported the number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week, experiences of alcoholrelated problems, evaluations of those consequences, and perceptions of how typical university students evaluate those consequences. A moderated mediation of POE on negative alcohol-related consequences via evaluations of consequences at differing levels of alcohol consumption was conducted, with gender, baseline consequences, and intervention effects being controlled for. Results: Results indicated that POE had no direct effect on subsequent consequences. However, an indirect effect was found through evaluations of consequences, such that there was a positive association between both POE and evaluations of consequences, and evaluations of consequences and subsequent consequences. Average weekly drinking moderated the association between POE and evaluations of consequences, such that the association between POE and evaluations of consequences was stronger for those who drank more heavily. Conclusions: Results are consistent with social cognition processes, such as pluralistic ignorance, and suggest that POE and evaluations of consequences should be considered in the construction of interventions targeting heavy-drinking college students. (J. Stud Alcohol Drugs, 78, 249-257, 2017)

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Incremental validity of college alcohol beliefs in the prediction of freshman drinking and its consequences: A prospective study

Cited by 52 publications

References 42 publications

Perceived Importance of Marijuana to the College Experience Scale (PIMCES): Initial Development and Validation

Perceived Importance of Marijuana to the College Experience Scale (PIMCES): Initial Development and Validation

Lay understanding of the causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a network diagram approach

Evaluations and Perceptions of Others’ Evaluations of Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences Predict Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences Among College Drinkers

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