Not the Same Old Thing: Establishing the Unique Contribution of Drinking Identity as a Predictor of Alcohol Consumption and Problems Over Time
Not the Same Old Thing: Establishing the Unique Contribution of Drinking Identity as a Predictor of Alcohol Consumption and Problems Over Time
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DOI：
10.1037/adb0000195
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Neighbors, Clayton
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作者：
Lindgren, Kristen P.;Ramirez, Jason J.;Neighbors, Clayton
饮酒身份-个人认为自己是饮酒者的程度-是预测问题饮酒的一个有希望的认知因素。隐式和显式的饮酒身份的措施已经开发（前者评估更多的反射/自动认知过程;后者更多的反射/控制认知过程）：每个预测独特的酒精消费和问题的变化。然而，内隐和外显身份的实用性和独特性的预测相对于认知因素的重要问题饮酒筛查和干预尚未进行评估。因此，目前的研究评估内隐和外显饮酒身份的消费和问题的预测随着时间的推移。饮酒身份，社会规范，酒精预期和饮酒动机的基线措施进行了评估，作为消费和问题的预测（每3个月超过2个学年进行评估）在506名学生（57%的女性）在他们的大学第一年或第二年的样本。结果发现，基线身份的措施预测独特的变化，随着时间的推移，消费和问题。此外，当与每一组认知因素相比时，身份测量预测了消费和问题随时间的独特变化。研究结果更强大的外显与内隐身份，并在模型中，没有控制基线饮酒。饮酒身份似乎是一个独特的预测问题饮酒相对于社会规范，酒精预期，饮酒动机。干预和理论可以受益于包括和考虑饮酒身份。
Drinking identity-how much individuals view themselves as drinkers-is a promising cognitive factor that predicts problem drinking. Implicit and explicit measures of drinking identity have been developed (the former assesses more reflexive/automatic cognitive processes; the latter more reflective/controlled cognitive processes): each predicts unique variance in alcohol consumption and problems. However, implicit and explicit identity's utility and uniqueness as predictors relative to cognitive factors important for problem drinking screening and intervention has not been evaluated. Thus, the current study evaluated implicit and explicit drinking identity as predictors of consumption and problems over time. Baseline measures of drinking identity, social norms, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives were evaluated as predictors of consumption and problems (evaluated every 3 months over 2 academic years) in a sample of 506 students (57% female) in their first or second year of college. Results found that baseline identity measures predicted unique variance in consumption and problems over time. Further, when compared to each set of cognitive factors, the identity measures predicted unique variance in consumption and problems over time. Findings were more robust for explicit versus implicit identity and in models that did not control for baseline drinking. Drinking identity appears to be a unique predictor of problem drinking relative to social norms, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives. Intervention and theory could benefit from including and considering drinking identity.