Drinking intention-behavior links vary by affect among heavy-drinking young adults: An ecological momentary assessment and transdermal sensor study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Drinking intention is a predictor of heavy-drinking episodes and could serve as a real-time target for preventive interventions. However, the association is inconsistent and relatively weak. Considering the affective context when intentions are formed might improve results by revealing conditions in which intention-behavior links are strongest and the predictive power of intentions is greatest.

Method

We investigated the links between drinking intentions reported in the morning and same-day drinking behavior, moderated by positive and negative affect (PA, NA) in a sample of heavy-drinking young adults. Participants wore the SCRAM continuous alcohol monitor transdermal alcohol sensor anklet for 6 consecutive days in their natural environments and responded to daily

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12087473 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature