The role of goals and alcohol behavior during the transition out of college.
The role of goals and alcohol behavior during the transition out of college.
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大学毕业过渡期间目标和酒精行为的作用。
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10.1037/a0038775
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2015
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Bowker,JulieC
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Radomski,SharonA;Read,JenniferP;Bowker,JulieC
个人目标是指导行为的预期结果（Palfai，Ralston & Wright，2011），通常围绕年龄适当的发展任务（例如，大学毕业，就业）。目标和他们的追求在大学四年级的时候非常突出，因为个人准备过渡到成年人的角色。这也是酒精消费发生自然变化的时期。这些变化可能会影响与年龄相关的目标和他们的成就之间的关系，从而损害了成功过渡出大学的可能性。本研究探讨了在高年级饮酒的变化是否以及如何缓和成就目标和相关的发展任务实现之间的关联，因为学生走向过渡出大学。酒精参与的大学高年级学生（N= 437; 62.5%的女性）进行了评估，通过网络调查，在9月的大四，并再次1年后（T4）。多项逻辑回归的结果显示，更大的成就目标是大学毕业的预测（与保持一个连续的本科），但只有那些在高年级饮酒减少。在T4毕业的学生（n= 307）中，成就目标预测了研究生教育（与失业相比），但仅适用于高年级饮酒增加的学生。因此，当学生准备从大学过渡出来时，成就目标是实现目标的重要预测因素，这些目标可以在这段时间内以复杂的方式与饮酒相互作用。研究结果表明，旨在支持个人目标和减少高年级饮酒的干预措施可能会增加成功过渡出大学环境的可能性。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2023阿帕，保留所有权利）
Personal goals are desired outcomes that guide behavior (Palfai, Ralston, & Wright, 2011), and are typically oriented around age-appropriate developmental tasks (eg, college graduation, employment). Goals and their pursuit take on much salience during senior year of college as individuals prepare for the transition into adult roles. This also is a time during which naturalistic changes in alcohol consumption are occurring. These changes may impact the relationship between age-related goals and their attainment, thus compromising the likelihood of a successful transition out of college. The present study examined whether and how changes in drinking over senior year moderate the association between achievement goals and related developmental task attainment as students move toward transitioning out of college. Alcohol-involved college seniors (N= 437; 62.5% female) were assessed via web survey in September of their senior year and again 1 year later (T4). Results of multinomial logistic regression revealed that greater achievement goals were predictive of college graduation (vs. remaining a continuing undergraduate), but only for those whose drinking decreased during senior year. Among those graduated by T4 (n= 307), achievement goals predicted pursuing graduate education (vs. being unemployed), but only for students whose drinking increased during senior year. Thus, achievement goals are important predictors of goal attainment as students prepare to transition out of college, and these goals can interact with drinking in complex ways during this time. Findings suggest that interventions aimed at bolstering personal goals and reducing drinking during senior year may increase the likelihood of successful transitions out of the college environment.(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)