Effects of within- and between-person assessments of alcohol expectancies and valuations on use and consequences moderated by sex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol expectancies (AE; beliefs about the likelihood of outcomes) and valuations (beliefs about the desirability of outcomes) may help explain alcohol use by young adults. However, it remains unclear how variability in AE and valuations over time are related to alcohol-related outcomes, and whether these associations are moderated by sex. The current study addressed these gaps in knowledge by examining within-person variability among positive and negative AEs, valuations, and alcohol-related outcomes over a 12-month period.

Methods

Data were collected from 433 college students (M_age  = 20.06; 59.81% women) who completed surveys at 4 timepoints: at baseline and 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up.

Results

We found substantial within-person

SUBMITTER: Schultz NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9351739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature