TY - JOUR
T1 - Motivations and Consequences of Alcohol Use Among Heavy Drinking Nonstudent Emerging Adults
AU - Lau-Barraco, Cathy
AU - Linden-Carmichael, Ashley N.
AU - Hequembourg, Amy
AU - Pribesh, Shana
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Cathy Lau-Barraco is supported by a Career Development Award (K01-AA018383) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); Ashley N. Linden-Carmichael is supported by the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31-AA023118) from the NIAAA.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Research suggests that nonstudent emerging adults may be at elevated risk of alcohol-related problems in adulthood. The present study utilized a qualitative approach to broaden our understanding of the drinking-related perceptions and experiences of heavy drinking nonstudents, with the ultimate goal of generating meaningful knowledge that could aid intervention planning. Research aims were to identify nonstudent (a) drinking motivations and (b) drinking consequences. Eleven focus groups were conducted (n = 64 participants). Data analytic techniques were used to code transcripts and generate themes emerging from the group data. Three main themes emerged regarding nonstudent reasons for drinking (i.e., emotional, social, enhanced experiences). Four prominent themes were identified for drinking consequences (i.e., physical health, psychological health, risk-taking, life functioning). Our findings underscore several considerations related to intervening with this at-risk and understudied population.
AB - Research suggests that nonstudent emerging adults may be at elevated risk of alcohol-related problems in adulthood. The present study utilized a qualitative approach to broaden our understanding of the drinking-related perceptions and experiences of heavy drinking nonstudents, with the ultimate goal of generating meaningful knowledge that could aid intervention planning. Research aims were to identify nonstudent (a) drinking motivations and (b) drinking consequences. Eleven focus groups were conducted (n = 64 participants). Data analytic techniques were used to code transcripts and generate themes emerging from the group data. Three main themes emerged regarding nonstudent reasons for drinking (i.e., emotional, social, enhanced experiences). Four prominent themes were identified for drinking consequences (i.e., physical health, psychological health, risk-taking, life functioning). Our findings underscore several considerations related to intervening with this at-risk and understudied population.
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U2 - 10.1177/0743558416630812
DO - 10.1177/0743558416630812
M3 - Article
C2 - 29151670
AN - SCOPUS:85031745234
SN - 0743-5584
VL - 32
SP - 667
EP - 695
JO - Journal of Adolescent Research
JF - Journal of Adolescent Research
IS - 6
ER -