Reasons for drinking in the college student context: the differential role and risk of the social motivator.
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Social camaraderie was the most frequently endorsed reason for drinking and predicted alcohol-related problems among female students in two college-aged samples, suggesting a relationship between social reasons for Drinking and alcohol- related consequences, which previous research has not identified.Abstract:
Objective: The present study examines the relationships among reasons for drinking, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related consequences in two college-aged samples. Personal motivators such as mood enhancement and coping (tension reduction) have consistently been shown to predict problematic alcohol use, but because of the salient nature of social drinking in college, we hypothesized that social reasons for drinking would be most frequently endorsed and, in turn, predict negative consequences. Method: T w o distinct samples—119 coed adjudicated students sanctioned by the university for violating campus alcohol policy and 106 coed volunteer students—completed measures assessing alcohol consumption, reasons for drinking, and consequences. Differential effects between genders were examined. Results: Social camaraderie (SC) was the most frequently endorsed reason for drinking. Regression analyses controlling for previous drinking revealed that social reasons for drinking predicted alcohol-related problems a...read more
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