The association between intended drinking contexts and alcohol expectancies in college students: A daily diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because of the role alcohol outcome expectancies play in subsequent drinking, it is important to understand factors that can shape alcohol expectancies to guide intervention efforts. This study examined among college students whether intended social contexts for drinking were associated with positive and negative alcohol expectancies at the daily-level.

Methods

Participants included in analyses were 323 students, ages 18 to 24 years, enrolled at a 4-year university in the Pacific Northwest. At four 2-week measurement bursts across one year, participants were asked each afternoon to report whether they planned to drink alcohol later that day. If so, they were further asked how much they intended to drink, whether they plan to drink alone or with others, whether the

SUBMITTER: Rhew IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184638 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature