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Glenn SD, Turrisi R, Waldron KA, Mallett KA, Russell MA, Reavy RR. Examining the impact of early college experiences on the cumulative number of alcohol-related consequences. Addict Behav 2022; 132:107357. [PMID: 35633615 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the total number of alcohol-related consequences students experience during 4 years of college and examine early college indicators that result in higher rates of consequences. METHOD Undergraduate drinkers (N = 1,744; 58% female; 87% White; 5% Hispanic) at a large northeastern university completed an online survey at the end of the fall and spring semesters during their first (T1, T2), second (T3, T4), third (T5, T6), and fourth (T7, T8) years of college (87% retention across the study). First, descriptive statistics were calculated to estimate the total number of alcohol-related consequences students experienced across all 4 years of college. Second, a structural equation model was examined to identify early college indicators that influence individuals experiencing more cumulative consequences. RESULTS Students experienced an average of 102 (SD = 89.91) alcohol-related consequences during 4 years of college. Next, early parental approval of consequences, but not peer drinking norms, were positively associated with students' willingness to experience consequences, which in turn, were positively associated with higher alcohol consumption and greater total consequences. CONCLUSIONS Results estimated that, on average, students experienced 102 alcohol-related consequences across all 4 years of college. Parental approval of consequences influenced students' total consequences through their willingness to experience consequences and drinking behaviors. Findings from the current study have several important implications for interventions.
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- Shannon D Glenn
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 314 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Lauher ML, Merrill JE, Boyle HK, Carey KB. The relationship between unplanned drinking and event-level alcohol-related outcomes. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2020; 34:497-505. [PMID: 31999173 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alcohol misuse among college students is a persistent public health problem. Identifying the circumstances which influence alcohol misuse can inform the development of interventions to reduce risk for adverse outcomes in this population. Prior research suggests that people who engage in unplanned drinking report more alcohol-related consequences, and that unplanned heavy drinking is associated with consequences at the within-person level. The present study involved exploration of the within-person relationship between drinking events that were unplanned (vs. planned) in the morning and later quantity consumed, negative and positive consequences, and overall event evaluations. College student drinkers (N = 96) provided data on their drinking experiences each morning during a 28-day ecological momentary assessment study. Hierarchical linear models revealed that unplanned drinking events were associated with lower alcohol quantity, fewer alcohol-related consequences, and lower ratings on how "worth it" the drinking event was, compared to planned events. In contrast to prior work highlighting the risk associated with unplanned heavy drinking, our findings indicate that drinking events that are planned (vs. unplanned) are related to increased consumption and the experience of negative consequences. Additional research is needed to more definitively assess the differences between planned and unplanned drinking events and their relationship to adverse alcohol-related outcomes among college students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Boyle HK, Merrill JE, Carey KB. Location-Specific Social Norms and Personal Approval of Alcohol Use are Associated with Drinking Behaviors in College Students. Subst Use Misuse 2020; 55:1650-1659. [PMID: 32401105 PMCID: PMC7518018 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1756849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Background: Prior research on risky alcohol use points to drinking norms as predictors of drinking behavior. Most research to date has only explored global (versus context-specific) drinking norms as they relate to general drinking behavior. To better understand risky drinking behavior in students, how norms may vary across drinking environments should be considered. Objectives: We sought to explore differences in drinking norms (descriptive and injunctive), personal approval, and alcohol use across specific drinking locations and how these location-specific predictors combine to best predict alcohol consumption in home/dorm locations, bars, and parties. Methods: College student drinkers (N = 115, 76% female) participated in an anonymous online cross-sectional survey in 2015-2016 assessing personal and perceived drinking experiences and attitudes across various locations. Results: Alcohol use, descriptive norms of alcohol use, and injunctive norms of alcohol use (but not personal approval) varied across location. In addition, location-specific descriptive norms were associated with alcohol use in each drinking location, whereas location specific personal approval was associated with alcohol use only at home/dorm and bar locations. Furthermore, descriptive norms and personal approval of drinking in a given location predicted alcohol use in that same location, while norms or approval for other locations did not. Conclusion/Importance: Results highlight the importance of specificity of perceived drinking norms and personal approval for predicting location-specific alcohol use. These findings have implications for interventions, which may benefit from discussions of students' preferred drinking locations and providing location-specific normative feedback.
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- Holly K Boyle
- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.,Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Linden-Carmichael AN, Mallett KA, Sell N, Turrisi R. Are Co-users of Alcohol and Marijuana More Willing to Experience Consequences From Drinking? A Longitudinal Examination Among First-Year College Students. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2019; 43:1567-1574. [PMID: 31049965 PMCID: PMC6602848 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol and marijuana co-users are at heightened vulnerability for experiencing a variety of negative alcohol use outcomes including heavier alcohol use and driving under the influence. The current study explored willingness to experience negative consequences as a potential factor underlying the association between co-user status and negative consequences in an effort to guide future intervention work. From a longitudinal study of first-year college students, we examined willingness to experience consequences at Time 2 as a mediator of co-user status at Time 1 and experience of negative consequences at Time 3. METHODS First-year college student drinkers (n = 1,914) at a large university completed surveys in the fall and spring of their freshman year and the fall of their sophomore year. RESULTS Alcohol and marijuana co-users reported higher willingness to experience consequences than alcohol-only users. Willingness to experience consequences partially explained the association between alcohol and marijuana couse and consequences. CONCLUSIONS The current study was the first to compare co-users of alcohol and marijuana to alcohol-only users on willingness to experience consequences, and examine the role of willingness as a mediator between co-user status and consequences experienced. Co-users were more willing to experience adverse effects from drinking, in turn predicting more consequences. Intervention work targeting consequences may be less effective for co-users; thus, additional work is needed to identify other potential mechanisms for change for this at-risk group.
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- Ashley N Linden-Carmichael
- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Pedersen DE, Feroni S. A Quantitative Exploration of Alcohol-Related Regret Among Undergraduate Students. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH EDUCATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2018.1516168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Meisel MK, Kenney SR, Barnett NP. Characteristics of prospectively identified negative alcohol-related events among college students. Addict Behav 2018; 78:138-144. [PMID: 29172106 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Throughout the first two years of college, the majority of drinkers experience one or more alcohol-related consequences. Research that examines the characteristics surrounding negative consequences typically utilizes global retrospective survey methods. The objective of the current study was to apply an event-based methodology to describe the circumstances of a recent drinking episode that resulted in one or more alcohol-related consequences among first- and second-year college students. METHODS We used a prospective web-based survey method to identify participants (N=296) who had one or more alcohol-related consequences in the past week. Shortly after reporting the consequence(s), participants attended an in-person interview during which they described the circumstances that preceded and followed the consequence(s), including the use of alcohol and other substances, proximal contextual factors including peer drinking, the characteristics of the negative alcohol-related consequence(s), and the reaction of others to the event. RESULTS The majority of participants reported experiencing the event at either their own (32.4%) or a friend's (32.8%) residence, and 87.1% of participants were with peers when the event happened. Most (85.0%) of the sample indicated that their closest friend knew about their event. CONCLUSION The high peer involvement at all stages of the event suggest the potential for training college students to help each other avoid or prevent consequences.
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- Matthew K Meisel
- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, USA
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Merrill JE, Rosen RK, Walker SB, Carey KB. A qualitative examination of contextual influences on negative alcohol consequence evaluations among young adult drinkers. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2018; 32:29-39. [PMID: 29355331 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alcohol misuse and associated negative consequences experienced by college students persists as a public health concern. Quantitative studies demonstrate variability in subjective evaluations of consequences, and how positively or negatively consequences are evaluated is associated with drinking behavior. Lacking is a qualitative exploration of how drinkers evaluate consequences and what influences those evaluations. We conducted a series of single-gender focus groups (13 groups; 3-7 per group; n = 62, 48% female) with college student drinkers. Questions focused on: (a) types of negative and positive consequences experienced (b) personal perceptions of negative consequences and (c) factors influencing those perceptions. Verbatim transcripts were content analyzed using applied thematic analysis with NVivo software. Several negative consequences not included in current assessment tools emerged. Reactions to these "negative" consequences of alcohol misuse were not labeled as uniformly negative by participants. Contextual influences on reactions to consequences included: social factors (e.g., normative perceptions, social context, discussions with friends), level of intoxication, concurrent positive consequences, time, and alcohol as an excuse. Future research should focus on consequence measure development and examine interactions between contextual and individual influences on subjective consequence evaluations. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Jennifer E Merrill
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Brown University
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Brown University
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Brown University
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Merrill JE, Kenney SR, Barnett NP. A time-varying effect model of the dynamic association between alcohol use and consequences over the first two years of college. Addict Behav 2017; 73:57-62. [PMID: 28477550 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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College students experience myriad negative consequences from alcohol misuse. The strength of the association between level of alcohol use and consequences may change across the initial years of college, as students develop tolerance or learn to avoid negative effects of drinking. Time varying effect models (TVEM) allow for statistical examination of the changing strength of associations between two variables as they unfold across time. Goals of the present study were to test the hypothesis that the association between weekly quantity of alcohol use and the odds of an alcohol consequence that week would decrease in strength from the first week of freshman year to the end of sophomore year, and to examine gender differences in the association between use and consequences over time. Participants (N=812 college student drinkers, 60% female) completed 36 assessments of alcohol use and consequences across two years (every other week). TVEM models revealed that the proportion of those for whom alcohol use led to a consequence declined across time. Aside from the first few weeks of college, the association between alcohol use and odds of a consequence was consistently stronger for women than men. Among men, the odds of a consequence declined relatively steadily over time. Among women, the strength of this association was more dynamic. This study provides initial insight into the complex relationship between drinking and consequences. Future research focusing on understanding factors that explain the decreasing association between use and consequences with time can contribute to college student alcohol education and interventions.
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Rinker DV, Diamond PM, Walters ST, Wyatt TM, DeJong W. Distinct Classes of Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences in a National Sample of Incoming First-Year College Students: A Latent Class Analysis. Alcohol Alcohol 2016; 51:602-8. [PMID: 27325885 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agw036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED : First-year college students are at particular risk for experiencing negative alcohol-related consequences that may set the stage for experiencing such consequences in later life. Latent class analysis is a person-centered approach that, based on observable indicator variables, divides a population into mutually exclusive and exhaustive groups ('classes'). To date, no studies have examined the latent class structure of negative alcohol-related consequences experienced by first-year college students just before entering college. AIMS The aims of this study were to (a) identify classes of first-year college students based on the patterns of negative alcohol-related consequences they experienced just before entering college, and (b) determine whether specific covariates were associated with class membership. METHODS Incoming freshmen from 148 colleges and universities (N = 54,435) completed a baseline questionnaire as part of an alcohol education program they completed just prior to their first year of college. Participants answered questions regarding demographics and other personal characteristics, their alcohol use in the past 2 weeks, and the negative alcohol-related consequences they had experienced during that time. RESULTS Four distinct classes of students emerged: (a) No Problems, (b) Academic Problems, (c) Injured Self and (d) Severe Problems. Average number of drinks per drinking day, total number of drinking days, age of drinking initiation, intention to join a fraternity or sorority and family history of alcohol problems were associated with membership in all of the problem classes relative to the No Problems class. CONCLUSIONS These results can inform future campus-based prevention efforts.
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- Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2614, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie, EAD 711, Ft. Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- EverFi, Inc., 3299 K Street N.W., 4th Floor Washington, DC 20007, USA
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- EverFi, Inc., 3299 K Street N.W., 4th Floor Washington, DC 20007, USA Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Aresi G, Moore S, Marta E. Italian Credit Mobility Students Significantly Increase Their Alcohol Intake, Risky Drinking and Related Consequences During the Study Abroad Experience. Alcohol Alcohol 2016; 51:723-726. [PMID: 27261474 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agw028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS To examine changes in alcohol intake and consequences in Italian students studying abroad. METHODS Italian exchange students planning to study abroad were invited to report on their drinking and alcohol-related negative consequences before and after their time abroad. RESULTS After excluding those who abstained throughout, data on 121 students were analysed and showed that they tended to consume more alcohol and experience more alcohol-related negative consequences compared to their pre-departure levels. CONCLUSION The added alcohol risk of study abroad for Italian students merits consideration of possible opportunities for intervention.
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- Giovanni Aresi
- Psychology Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1, 20123 Milano, Italy
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- Violence and Society Research Group, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XY, UK
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- Psychology Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1, 20123 Milano, Italy
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Abar CC, Mallett KA, Turrisi R, Abar B. First- and second-hand consequences of alcohol in college: Differential associations with later alcohol use. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2016; 21:107-111. [PMID: 27182199 DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2015.1096621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION College students are at increased risk of experiencing a variety of consequences as result of their own as well as others' alcohol consumption. The current study examined the differential associations between both first-hand consequences (resulting from one's own drinking) and second-hand consequences (resulting in victimization as a result of others' drinking) and subsequent alcohol consumption across the first year of college. METHOD First year students (n = 253) from a large northeastern U.S. university were randomly selected to participate and surveyed at the end of the first semester of college (time 1) and during the first semester of the second year of college (time 2). RESULTS Results showed a significant, positive relationship between first-hand consequences and subsequent weekend drinking (β = .16, p < .05) and heavy episodic drinking (β = .49, p < .01), after controlling for individual and friend drinking. A negative association between second-hand consequences and later heavy episodic drinking was also observed (β = -.16, p < .05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The findings provided partial support for both a positive association hypothesis and a negative association hypothesis. The importance of personal alcohol consumption and peers' drinking in relation to first- and second-hand consequences are discussed.
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- Caitlin C Abar
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02906
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- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02906
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- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02906
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- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02906
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Sell NM, Turrisi R, Scaglione NM, Hultgren BA, Mallett KA. Examining the effects of drinking and interpersonal protective behaviors on unwanted sexual experiences in college women. Addict Behav 2016; 54:40-5. [PMID: 26706612 PMCID: PMC4713305 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Recent evidence suggests interpersonal protective behaviors (IPBs) may be more effective than alcohol-based strategies at decreasing alcohol-related sexual consequences. However, no studies have examined individual IPBs to assess their unique influences on specific sexual consequences. The current study used a longitudinal design to examine the direct effects of typical weekly drinking and specific IPBs on unwanted sex. IPBs were also examined as moderators of the relationship between drinking and unwanted sex. METHODS Randomly sampled female drinkers attending a northeastern university (N=191) completed a baseline survey measuring typical weekly drinking and IPBs and a six-month follow-up assessing unwanted sex. Bootstrapped regression examined the effects. RESULTS Drinking predicted unwanted sex after accounting for IPBs (range of bs=.008-.009, SE=.005, 95% CI [.000, .02]). Vigilance-related IPBs were negatively associated with unwanted sex after controlling for drinking (b=-.052, SE=.025, 95% CI [-.107, -.008]). The IPB "Talking to people who know one's potential dating or sexual partner to find out what s/he is like" significantly moderated the drinking-unwanted sex relationship (b=-.009, SE=.004, 95% CI [-.018, -.003]). At above-average drinking levels, women who used this IPB more frequently reported fewer episodes of unwanted sex. CONCLUSION Findings revealed obtaining information about a potential partner significantly reduced the impact of drinking on unwanted sex for heavier drinkers. Future research examining how women implement this IPB may clarify its role in reducing unwanted sex.
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- Nichole M Sell
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States; The Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 320 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- The Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 320 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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Scaglione NM, Mallett KA, Turrisi R, Reavy R, Cleveland MJ, Ackerman S. Who Will Experience the Most Alcohol Problems in College? The Roles of Middle and High School Drinking Tendencies. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2015; 39:2039-46. [PMID: 26344051 DOI: 10.1111/acer.12846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous work examining college drinking tendencies has identified a disproportionately small (20%), but uniquely high-risk group of students who experience nearly 50% of the reported alcohol-related consequences (i.e., the multiple repeated consequences, or MRC, group). With the goal of reducing drinking-related consequences later in college, this study sought to identify potential MRC group members in their first semester by examining: (i) early-risk subgroups based on analysis of early-risk screening constructs (e.g., age of drinking onset, middle school alcohol exposure, high school drinking, and consequences); and (ii) their association with MRC criteria early in the first semester of college. METHODS A random sample of 2,021 first-year college student drinkers (56% female) completed a web-based drinking survey in their first semester on campus. RESULTS Latent class analysis revealed 4 early-risk subgroups: (i) an early-onset risk group who endorsed early age of drinking onset and engaged in heavy middle and high school drinking (10%); (ii) a late-onset risk group who engaged in weekend drinking and drunkenness and experienced 6 or more unique consequences as seniors in high school (32%); (iii) an early-onset limited risk group who only endorsed early age of onset and middle school drinking (3%); and (iv) a minimal risk group who did not engage in any early-risk behaviors (55%). Members of both the early- and late-onset risk groups had significantly higher odds of MRC membership in their first semester of college (9.85 and 6.79 greater, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Results suggest age of onset, middle and high school drinking and drunkenness, and frequency of unique consequences could be particularly useful in brief screening tools. Further, findings support early screening and prevention efforts for MRC membership prior to college matriculation.
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- Nichole M Scaglione
- Department of Biobehavioral Health & Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health & Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Scaglione NM, Hultgren BA, Reavy R, Mallett KA, Turrisi R, Cleveland MJ, Sell NM. Do students use contextual protective behaviors to reduce alcohol-related sexual risk? Examination of a dual-process decision-making model. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2015; 29:733-43. [PMID: 26415062 PMCID: PMC4589144 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Recent studies suggest drinking protective behaviors (DPBs) and contextual protective behaviors (CPBs) can uniquely reduce alcohol-related sexual risk in college students. Few studies have examined CPBs independently, and even fewer have utilized theory to examine modifiable psychosocial predictors of students' decisions to use CPBs. The current study used a prospective design to examine (a) rational and reactive pathways and psychosocial constructs predictive of CPB use and (b) how gender might moderate these influences in a sample of college students. Students (n = 508) completed Web-based baseline (mid-Spring semester) and 1- and 6-month follow-up assessments of CPB use; psychosocial constructs (expectancies, normative beliefs, attitudes, and self-concept); and rational and reactive pathways (intentions and willingness). Regression was used to examine rational and reactive influences as proximal predictors of CPB use at the 6-month follow-up. Subsequent path analyses examined the effects of psychosocial constructs, as distal predictors of CPB use, mediated through the rational and reactive pathways. Both rational (intentions to use CPB) and reactive (willingness to use CPB) influences were significantly associated with increased CPB use. The examined distal predictors were found to effect CPB use differentially through the rational and reactive pathways. Gender did not significantly moderate any relationships within in the model. Findings suggest potential entry points for increasing CPB use that include both rational and reactive pathways. Overall, this study demonstrates the mechanisms underlying how to increase the use of CPBs in programs designed to reduce alcohol-related sexual consequences and victimization.
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- The Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University
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Vik PW, Williams C, Dasher N, Van Wyk P. Alcohol use, drinking consequences, and sensitivity to social cues among college women. Addict Behav 2014; 39:1106-12. [PMID: 24656997 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Revised: 02/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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College students who drink vary in the extent to which they experience drinking consequences, prompting a need to identify factors that differentiate higher-risk drinkers from others. The present study investigated whether difficulty in processing subtle social information is related to negative drinking consequences experienced within the past year. Specifically, poor ability to detect subtle non-verbal sarcasm cues was predicted to contribute to drinking consequences. Participants were 39 women, aged 18 to 27 (M=22), who were enrolled in a public, four-year university. Participants completed a video measure of ability to detect sarcastic comments. After controlling for (high school drinking consequences, maximum drinks in the past 3 months, age), poorer performance in the Simple Sarcasm condition (which provided no cues to others' intentions) explained an additional 10.8% of the variance in recent drinking consequences (ΔF (1, 34)=6.15, p=.018). When predicting risky/hazardous alcohol use consequences (e.g., driving intoxicated, fights, unplanned/unprotected sex), Simple Sarcasm again improved prediction by explaining an additional 8.6% of the variance (ΔF (1, 34)=4.75, p=.036). Sarcasm conditions that provided additional cues to others' meanings were unrelated to alcohol consequences. Findings are discussed within the context of neurological (orbito-frontal-subcortical) pathways that are common to social information and alcohol reinforcement processes.
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Varvil-Weld L, Mallett KA, Turrisi R, Cleveland MJ, Abar CC. Are certain college students prone to experiencing excessive alcohol-related consequences? Predicting membership in a high-risk subgroup using pre-college profiles. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2014; 74:542-51. [PMID: 23739017 DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2013.74.542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Previous research identified a high-risk subgroup of students who experience high levels of multiple and repeated alcohol-related consequences (MRC group). Although they consist of 20% of the population and account for nearly 50% of the consequences, the MRC group has not been the focus of etiological or prevention research. The present study identified pre-college profiles of psychosocial and behavioral characteristics and examined the association between these profiles and membership in the MRC group. METHOD The sample consisted of 370 first-year college students (57% female) recruited in the summer before college. Participants reported on typical drinking, alcohol-related risky and protective drinking behaviors, alcohol beliefs, descriptive and injunctive norms, and alcohol-related consequences at three time points over 15 months. RESULTS Latent profile analysis identified four baseline student profiles: extreme-consequence drinkers, high-risk drinkers, protective drinkers, and nondrinkers. Logistic regression revealed that, when the high-risk drinkers were used as the reference group, both the protective drinkers and the nondrinkers were significantly less likely to be members of the MRC group, whereas the extreme-consequence drinkers were at increased odds of being in the MRC group, even after first-year drinking was controlled for. Student profiles and previously identified parental profiles both had unique main effects on MRC group membership, but there was no significant interaction between parental and student profiles. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest ways that brief interventions can be tailored for students and parents in relation to the MRC group.
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- Lindsey Varvil-Weld
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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Mallett KA, Varvil-Weld L, Borsari B, Read JP, Neighbors C, White HR. An update of research examining college student alcohol-related consequences: new perspectives and implications for interventions. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2013; 37:709-16. [PMID: 23241024 PMCID: PMC3601564 DOI: 10.1111/acer.12031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The objective of this review is to provide an update on existing research examining alcohol-related consequences among college students with relevance for individual-based interventions. While alcohol-related consequences have been a focus of study for several decades, the literature has evolved into an increasingly nuanced understanding of individual and environmental circumstances that contribute to risk of experiencing consequences. A number of risk factors for experiencing alcohol-related consequences have been identified, including belonging to specific student subgroups (e.g., Greek organizations) or drinking during high-risk periods, such as spring break. In addition, the relationship between students' evaluations of both negative and positive consequences and their future drinking behavior has become a focus of research. The current review provides an overview of high-risk student subpopulations, high-risk windows and activities, and college students' subjective evaluations of alcohol-related consequences. Future directions for research are discussed and include determining how students' orientations toward consequences change over time, identifying predictors of membership in high-risk consequence subgroups and refining existing measures of consequences to address evolving research questions.
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Fossos N, Kaysen D, Neighbors C, Lindgren KP, Hove MC. Coping motives as a mediator of the relationship between sexual coercion and problem drinking in college students. Addict Behav 2011; 36:1001-7. [PMID: 21719202 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sexually coercive experiences, heavy alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems occur at relatively high base rates in college populations. As suggested by the self-medication hypothesis, alcohol consumption may be a means by which one can reduce negative affect or stress related to experiences of sexual coercion. However, few studies have directly tested the hypothesis that coping motives for drinking mediate the relation between sexual assault and problem drinking behaviors, and no published studies have tested this in men. The current study tested this hypothesis using structural equation modeling in a sample of 780 male and female undergraduates. Results revealed that coping motives partially mediated the relation between sexual coercion and drinking and alcohol-related negative consequences. In addition, direct and indirect paths between sexual coercion and drinking were found for men whereas only indirect paths were found for women. Results provide support for self-medication models of drinking and suggest the importance of exploring gender differences in mechanisms for drinking.
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Mallett KA, Marzell M, Varvil-Weld L, Turrisi R, Guttman K, Abar C. One-time or repeat offenders? An examination of the patterns of alcohol-related consequences experienced by college students across the freshman year. Addict Behav 2011; 36:508-11. [PMID: 21276662 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Revised: 11/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Recent studies have examined alcohol-related consequences in college students as an independent outcome variable, rather than as a result of heavy drinking. The present study examined the patterns of consequences experienced by first-year college students (n=169). Specifically, the number of distinct consequences and the frequency of repeated consequences were evaluated as well as the combination of the two. Results revealed that 80% of participants reported experiencing multiple consequences, with over 34% of students reporting 6 or more unique consequences over the course of their freshmen year. In addition, nearly 50% of the sample reported experiencing 3 or more consequences repeatedly. Further, 23% of the sample reported experiencing 5 or more repeated consequences and 6 or more multiple consequences. These individuals experienced 38% of the multiple consequences and 54% of the repeated consequences reported by the entire sample, suggesting individuals who endorsed experiencing multiple consequences repeatedly also experienced a disproportionate number of the total consequences reported by the sample. The findings suggest there are specific high-risk patterns of alcohol-related consequences and demonstrate a need for further examination of additional variables that predict consequences.
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- Kimberly A Mallett
- Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 204 Calder Way, State College, PA 16801, USA.
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