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Can Performance-Based Measures Predict Binge Drinking? An Empirical Investigation

Menting, Jason
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1395671281

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2013, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Heavy alcohol consumption and binge drinking are common among college students and can have adverse consequences (Wechsler, Lee, Kuo, & Lee, 2000). As such, it is important to identify those at the highest risk of consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol in order to implement preventative intervention strategies. The current study examined the predictive utility of performance-based measures of persistence, both physical (cold pressor) and psychological (mirror-tracing and anagram solution) in identifying those prone to binge drink and consume large quantities in a sample (N = 139) of college students. Individual difference factors, including affect regulation, distress tolerance, and impulsivity, were examined as possible mediators. The majority of the sample used alcohol (76.3%) and 54.0% reported binge drinking. Contrary to prediction, all forms of task persistence were unrelated to binge drinking or amount of alcohol consumed; however, lower persistence on the mirror-tracing task predicted meeting modified DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse (p = .03), suggesting that task persistence may be more related to alcohol problems rather than amount of alcohol consumed. Affect regulation and distress tolerance showed no direct effects. Impulsivity showed a modest direct effect but no indirect effects and did not mediate the observed relation between task persistence and problem alcohol use.
Susan K. Kenford, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Cynthia L. Dulaney, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
122 p.
Social Psychology
binge drinking; impulsive personality; college students; persistence

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  • Menting, J. (2013). Can Performance-Based Measures Predict Binge Drinking? An Empirical Investigation [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1395671281

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Menting, Jason. Can Performance-Based Measures Predict Binge Drinking? An Empirical Investigation. 2013. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1395671281.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Menting, Jason. "Can Performance-Based Measures Predict Binge Drinking? An Empirical Investigation." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1395671281

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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