TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive and negative alcohol-related consequences
T2 - Associations with past drinking
AU - Lee, Christine M.
AU - Maggs, Jennifer L.
AU - Neighbors, Clayton
AU - Patrick, Megan E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Data collection and manuscript preparation were funded by grants from the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to J. Maggs (NIAAA; AA13763 ). Manuscript preparation was also funded by grants from the NIAAA ( AA014576 to C. Neighbors, AA017014 to M. Patrick, and AA016016 to J. Maggs).
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - While recent attention suggests that positive and negative alcohol-related expectancies are important determinants of alcohol use, less is known about what types of consequences young people report actually experiencing when drinking alcohol. The present study (N = 742, 54% women) examined positive (Fun/Social, Relaxation/Coping, Positive Image) and negative (Physical, Behavioral, Driving) consequences of alcohol use among individuals with prior drinking histories who completed surveys the summer before their first year at university. Fun/Social consequences were reported more frequently than any negative consequences. Alcohol consequences were associated with drinking behaviors. In particular, positive Fun/Social consequences and negative Physical and Driving-related consequences were related to alcohol frequency, alcohol quantity, and frequency of heavy episodic drinking. Positive consequences were at least as strongly associated with drinking as were negative consequences. The possible role of Fun/Social consequences in the escalation and maintenance of high-risk drinking is discussed.
AB - While recent attention suggests that positive and negative alcohol-related expectancies are important determinants of alcohol use, less is known about what types of consequences young people report actually experiencing when drinking alcohol. The present study (N = 742, 54% women) examined positive (Fun/Social, Relaxation/Coping, Positive Image) and negative (Physical, Behavioral, Driving) consequences of alcohol use among individuals with prior drinking histories who completed surveys the summer before their first year at university. Fun/Social consequences were reported more frequently than any negative consequences. Alcohol consequences were associated with drinking behaviors. In particular, positive Fun/Social consequences and negative Physical and Driving-related consequences were related to alcohol frequency, alcohol quantity, and frequency of heavy episodic drinking. Positive consequences were at least as strongly associated with drinking as were negative consequences. The possible role of Fun/Social consequences in the escalation and maintenance of high-risk drinking is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.01.009
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.01.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 20226517
AN - SCOPUS:78651271768
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 34
SP - 87
EP - 94
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 1
ER -
