| Patterns of drinking-related protective and risk behaviors in college student drinkers. | |
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PMID: 22281283 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Drinking-related protective (e.g., pacing consumption) and risk (e.g., participating in drinking games) behaviors influence both the amount of alcohol consumed and the consequences experienced by college students. Previous studies of these behaviors have typically examined use and predictors of these constructs separately. In the current study, latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify latent subgroups of drinkers with distinct patterns of use of both drinking-related protective and risk behaviors in a sample of college students. A random sample of first year student drinkers (N=229, 59.4% female) at a large, public university in the Northeastern United States completed a web-based assessment of drinking-related protective and risk behaviors, alcohol use, and related consequences. Three patterns of use were identified, including: 1) students who used protective behaviors frequently and seldom engaged in risk behaviors (10%), 2) students who used risk behaviors more frequently and used protective behaviors less often (30%), and 3) students who used both risk and protective behaviors at similar frequencies (60%). Significant differences in the distribution of profiles were observed when considering gender, age of onset of alcohol use, and recent drinking outcomes including weekend alcohol use, heavy-episodic drinking, and alcohol-related problems. Prevention and intervention programs may benefit from a focus on not only increasing protective actions, but on also reducing risk behaviors beyond that of quantity and frequency of alcohol use alone. |
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Authors:
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Anne E Ray; Jerod L Stapleton; Rob Turrisi; Erin Philion |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2011-12-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Addictive behaviors Volume: 37 ISSN: 1873-6327 ISO Abbreviation: Addict Behav Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-02-20 Completed Date: 2012-05-09 Revised Date: 2013-04-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603486 Medline TA: Addict Behav Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 449-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States. anne.e.ray@rutgers.edu |
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Adolescent Age of Onset Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology, prevention & control, psychology* Alcoholic Beverages / statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male New England / epidemiology Risk Reduction Behavior* Risk-Taking* Sex Factors Students / psychology* Universities / statistics & numerical data |
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F31 AA018899-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; F31-AA018899/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA015737-05/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA019511/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA019511-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01-AA015737/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01-AA019511/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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