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An event-level conceptual model of college student drinking: The role of protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives.

Madden, Danielle R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492518224629771

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Social Work.
Introduction: The excessive consumption of alcohol by college students is a major public health problem in the U.S. Heavy alcohol use has been linked to numerous consequences ranging from less serious effects (i.e.., hangovers) to death. Decades of research have linked certain beliefs, attitudes or motivations to drinking behavior but intensive prevention efforts based on these ideas have done little to mitigate this issue. Much of the past research has focused on the interplay of cognitive factors (i.e., expectancies, motivations) and typical drinking patterns (i.e., quantity or frequency of drinking during the past year). Unfortunately, examining the relationship between “general” motives, expectancies, or use of protective strategies and “typical” drinking is not adequate to understand behavior as it occurs. Therefore, the need to understand drinking at the event-level is critical. To this end, this study examined a conceptual model of college students’ drinking events in order to determine the potential mediating effect of drinking motives and protective behavioral strategies in the relationship between alcohol expectancies and event-level alcohol use and consequences. Methods: An existing dataset containing information about 2,279 college student drinking events was analyzed for this study. Students completed surveys during the administration of a commercial online alcohol course during 2010 and 2011. These surveys contained measures of typical alcohol expectancies, drinking motives, and use of protective behavioral strategies. Students also provided detailed information about their last drinking event that occurred within seven days prior to the course. A theoretical model that examined the mediating influence of these cognitive factors and typical use of protective strategies on event-level alcohol use was analyzed with structural equation modeling. Results: The hypothesized causal ordering was supported by the findings. Both typical use of protective strategies and drinking motives mediated the relationship between expectancies and event-level alcohol use and problems. Positive expectancies was associated with greater positive motives, greater motives were associated with less use of PBS, and less PBS use was then, in turn, associated with higher event-level intoxication. Lastly, higher intoxication was associated with more serious consequences during the event. Discussion: In order to develop effective prevention that can be implemented during an event, the role of expectancies, drinking motives, and protective strategies needs to be considered in tandem. This is the first study to simultaneously explore the relationship between these factors and event-level drinking. There is a great need to continue to further explore the dynamic nature of drinking at the event-level to illuminate potential leverage points amendable to change.
John Clapp, Ph.D (Advisor)
Thomas Gregoire, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Alicia Bunger, Ph.D (Committee Member)
154 p.
Behaviorial Sciences; Higher Education; Public Health; Social Work
college students; alcohol use; event-level; theoretical model; protective behavioral strategies; alcohol expectancies, drinking motives, drinking events, structural equation modeling

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  • Madden, D. R. (2017). An event-level conceptual model of college student drinking: The role of protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives. [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492518224629771

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Madden, Danielle. An event-level conceptual model of college student drinking: The role of protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives. 2017. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492518224629771.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Madden, Danielle. "An event-level conceptual model of college student drinking: The role of protective behavioral strategies, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492518224629771

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