A longitudinal person-centered analysis of anxiety sensitivity risk for young adult alcohol misuse: Examining the role of injunctive norms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use and problems increase during adolescence and peak in early adulthood. Tension reduction theory points to anxiety sensitivity as a risk factor for alcohol misuse, and the theory of planned behavior suggests that injunctive norms (i.e., perceived approval of risky drinking) may be central to this risk trajectory.

Methods

This study utilized a longitudinal person-centered approach to identify unique patterns of injunctive norms (by three referent groups: typical students, friends, and parents) among 223 college students (M_age = 18.82, 62.2% women).

Results

Latent profile analyses revealed three distinct injunctive norm profiles, which proved to be identical across the three measurement points. These profiles were characterized by mixed l

SUBMITTER: Corran C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463769 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature