Implicit alcohol associations, especially drinking identity, predict drinking over time.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is considerable excitement about implicit alcohol associations (IAAs) as predictors of college-student hazardous drinking; however, few studies have investigated IAAs prospectively, included multiple assessments, or controlled for previous drinking. Doing so is essential for showing the utility of these associations as predictors, and ultimately, targets for screening or intervention. Therefore, 3 IAAs (i.e., drinking identity, alcohol approach, and alcohol excitement) were evaluated as prospective predictors of drinking in 1st- and 2nd-year undergraduates in the United States.

Method

A sample of 506 undergraduates completed 8 online assessments of IAAs, explicit measures of the IAA constructs, and hazardous drinking (i.e., consumption, problems, and risk of

SUBMITTER: Lindgren KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4984526 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature