Self-Determined Motivation for Alcohol Use and Drinking Frequency, Intensity, and Consequences.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Drinking motives predict drinking behaviors and outcomes among adults. Drinking motives are rarely studied using self-determination theory (SDT), which aligns with harm-reduction approaches to alcohol use, but SDT can offer a complementary theoretical framework to existing drinking motives frameworks that may help explain the observed heterogeneity in drinking motives and account for more variance in drinking outcomes. This study examined the associations between five SDT-based drinking motives with drinking frequency, intensity, and consequences. Method: A total number of 630 adults (M_age = 21.5, 55% female, 88% undergraduates) rated drinking motives using the Comprehensive Relative Autonomy Index for Drinking (CRAI-Drinking) and the Drinking Mot

SUBMITTER: Courtney JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11951058 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature