Indirect Associations between Impulsivity and Alcohol Outcomes through Motives for Drinking Responsibly among U.S. College Students: An Integration of Self-Determination Theory and the Acquired Preparedness Model.
Indirect Associations between Impulsivity and Alcohol Outcomes through Motives for Drinking Responsibly among U.S. College Students: An Integration of Self-Determination Theory and the Acquired Preparedness Model.
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通过美国大学生负责任饮酒的动机,冲动与酒精结果之间的间接关联:自我决定理论与后天准备模型的整合。
DOI:
10.1080/16066359.2022.2161529
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
2.9
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AddictionsResearchTeam
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作者:
Richards,DylanK;Waddell,JackT;AddictionsResearchTeam
The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation of the associations between facets of impulsivity and alcohol outcomes through motives for drinking responsibly described by self-determination theory (SDT) among college students. Participants (N= 2808) were part of a multisite investigation of college student drinking across 10 universities in 8 states in the USA who reported past-month drinking. Results of a structural equation model testing all possible indirect associations simultaneously indicated that one-third (20 out of 60) of the indirect associations were statistically significant (p<.01). Facets with higher scores representing higher impulsivity (negative/positive urgency) were negatively associated with more internalized motives (autonomous motivation and introjected regulation) and positively associated with less internalized motives (external regulation and amotivation) for drinking responsibly. Facets with higher scores representing lower impulsivity (perseverance and premeditation) demonstrated opposite patterns of associations with motives for drinking responsibly. In turn, more internalized motives were related to higher frequency of protective behavioral strategies use, lower alcohol use severity, and fewer negative alcohol-related consequences; less internalized motives demonstrated an opposite pattern of associations with these alcohol outcomes. The present findings should be replicated using experimental and longitudinal studies for appropriately testing mediation but offer support for a novel hypothesis for motivational pathways from impulsivity to alcohol outcomes that may provide insight into intervention targets, if further supported by future research.