An Examination of the Relative Associations of Prototype Favorability, Similarity, and Their Interaction With Alcohol and Alcohol-Related Risky Sexual Cognitions and Behavior
An Examination of the Relative Associations of Prototype Favorability, Similarity, and Their Interaction With Alcohol and Alcohol-Related Risky Sexual Cognitions and Behavior
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DOI：
10.1177/2167696818790827
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Head-Corliss, Maya K.
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作者：
Litt, Dana M.;Lewis, Melissa A.;Head-Corliss, Maya K.
原型被定义为一个人对从事危险行为的典型人的形象，包括对原型的好感和与原型的相似性。尽管这两个维度都被认为是重要的原型维度，但关于它们的预测效用的研究结果喜忧参半，而且大多数研究都集中在饮酒而不是其他相关的危险行为上。因此，本研究检验了原型维度(原型亲和度、原型相似性)及其交互作用是否都能预测酒精和酒精相关的性认知和行为。来自294名初出茅庐的成年人的研究结果表明，原型相似性(但不是原型的好坏或它们之间的相互作用)可以预测行为和认知结果。结果表明，使用原型的研究人员应该注意他们在指导理论和随后的临床应用中包括哪些原型维度。
Prototypes are defined as the image a person holds of the typical person who engages in risk behavior and are comprised of favorability toward the prototype and similarity to the prototype. Despite both being posited as important prototype dimensions, the findings regarding their predictive utility are mixed, and most research has focused on alcohol use and not other related risk behaviors. Thus, the present study examined whether both prototype dimensions (prototype favorability, prototype similarity) as well as their interaction predicted alcohol and alcohol-related sexual cognitions and behavior. Results from 294 emerging adults indicated that prototype similarity (but not prototype favorability or their interaction) predicted both behavioral and cognitive outcomes. Results suggest that researchers utilizing prototypes should be mindful of which prototype dimensions they include in their guiding theory and subsequent clinical applications.