Prototype Specificity Matters When Predicting Later Alcohol-Related Content Posting and Alcohol Use Among Adolescent and Young Adults

Substance Use & Misuse, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 9

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Background: Drinking prototypes (i.e., images of the type individual who engages in specific alcohol use behaviors) are associated with use, self-identified similarity to prototype possibly driving this connection more than one's favorability prototype. Alcohol-related content (ARC; posts featuring or drinking) posting is also ARC and drinking. However, effects on drinking behavior unexamined. Prior research suggests specificity antecedents (e.g., attitudes, prototypes) matters predicting subsequent behavior. The current study examined which types drinking, posting) most strongly later behavior, respectively. Methods: Adolescents young adults reported (N = 274) were recruited complete two online surveys at baseline 1-month later. Results: Controlling for abstaining, heavy episodic (HED), similarity, only greater was Zero-inflated negative binomial regressions revealed abstaining lower frequency Higher HED likely least one day past month frequency). reporting no consequences. Conclusions: Findings suggest that interventions targeting reductions should aim change whereas be highlighted interventions.

Language: Английский

Serious harm reduction protective behavioral strategies reduce consequences associated with alcohol-induced blackouts in college students

Addictive Behaviors, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 162, P. 108234 - 108234

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

Language: Английский