Roisin M. O'Connor

TL;DR: The Modified DMQ-R scores showed good to excellent test-retest reliability in a sample of undergraduates who were relatively frequent drinkers, and drinking motives prospectively predicted number of drinks consumed per week and alcohol-related problems, over and above demographics and initial alcohol use.

TL;DR: It is suggested that for injunctive norms, only perceptions of proximal reference groups (friends and parents) are positively associated with drinking behavior, however, when considered in the context of multiple referents and norms, inj unctive norms for more distal groups (typical students/same-sex students) were negatively associated with personal drinking, whereas descriptive norms for distal refereNTs remained positivelyassociated with drinking.

TL;DR: Clinical utility for screening adolescents at risk for substance use is suggested and three subscales, hopelessness, impulsivity, and sensation seeking, were positively related to current and future use; while one, anxiety sensitivity, was negatively related.

TL;DR: The utility of latent profile analysis for identifying a drinking typology and for integrating personality and drinking motives to distinguish drinking patterns are demonstrated.

TL;DR: Results supported the utility of the questionnaire measures and reaction time task as assessments of BAS and BIS functioning and showed high levels of impulsivity/fun seeking, but not drive or reward responsivity, were associated with high level of internalizing behavior problems.