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ABSTRACT
Background: Research suggests that protective behavioral strategies (PBS) serve as one mechanism through which drinking motives can influence alcohol use. Whether these findings generalize to preparty drinking has yet to be examined. Objectives: The current study attempts to fill this gap in the literature by examining three types of PBS (Limiting/Stopping Drinking, Manner of Drinking, and Serious Harm Reduction) as mediators of the relationship between preparty-specific drinking motives (e.g., Interpersonal Enhancement, Intimate Pursuit, Situational Control, and Barriers to Consumption) and event-level preparty drinking. Method: Participants were 986 college students from two universities taking part in a larger alcohol intervention study who reported on the amount of alcohol they consumed during a recent preparty occasion. Results: After controlling for general drinking motives, campus affiliation, and gender, Manner of Drinking PBS (e.g., avoiding drinking games and consuming shots of liquor) were found to mediate the relationship between preparty-specific motives and event-level preparty drinking. Conclusions/ Importance: The findings demonstrate that PBS may be helpful to assuage the strong association between preparty drinking motives and preparty drinking. The findings also point to several areas for further exploration, including the identification of PBS which are specific to prepartying.
Acknowledgments
Dr. Kevin S. Montes, Dr. Joseph W. LaBrie, and Nicole M. Froidevaux have each contributed significantly to the preparation of the manuscript. Specifically, Dr. Montes designed the study and drafted the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Dr. LaBrie oversaw the production of the manuscript and contributed to writing and editing the manuscript in its entirety. Nicole M. Froidevaux contributed to the writing and editing of the manuscript as well as preparing the manuscript for publication.
Funding
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health under award numbers 1R01AA012547, 1R21AA021870, T32AA018108 (Montes; PI McCrady). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIAAA or the National Institutes of Health.
Notes
1 Each DMQ-R subscale was added individually into the model as a covariate (e.g., enhancement, social, coping, conformity).
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Kevin S. Montes
Kevin S. Montes obtained a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology in 2013 from the University of North Dakota. He is currently on a training grant (T32AA018108) as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA). His primary research interests consider how social, motivational, and contextual factors influence the etiology, prevention, and treatment of health-risk behaviors, particularly with respect to alcohol use.
Joseph W. LaBrie
Joseph W. LaBrie is currently the Chief of Staff, Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Heads UP Research Lab at Loyola Marymount University. He obtained a PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2002 from the University of Southern California, in addition to holding a MDiv in Theology and a MS in Mathematics. His research interests are focused on prevention and intervention efforts for risky behaviors among young adults and adolescents. Dr. LaBrie has published over 130 research articles in this area and has been the recipient of numerous private and federal grants to study young adult health behaviors and approaches to prevention and intervention.
Nicole M. Froidevaux
Nicole M. Froidevaux received her B.A. in Psychology in 2013 and is currently working as a research coordinator for the HeadsUP Research Lab at Loyola Marymount University. She has aided the lab in developing interventions aimed at the prevention of high-risk behaviors among college students in addition to collaborating on a number of research articles. Her interests include the influence of normative beliefs on high-risk sex behaviors and intimate relationship satisfaction.