The purpose of the present study was to examine between- and within-person relationships among protective behavioral strategies (PBS), alcohol consumption, and related negative consequences during the 21st birthday week. Participants for the present study included undergraduate college students (n = 1,028) who turned 21 during three academic quarters at a large public northwestern university in… Continue reading Use of protective behavioral strategies and their association to 21st birthday alcohol consumption and related negative consequences: A between- and within-person evaluation
Keyword: Alcohol-related Consequences
Psychometric Analysis and Validity of the Daily Alcohol-Related Consequences and Evaluations Measure for Young Adults
College students experience a variety of effects resulting from alcohol use and evaluate their experiences on a continuum from negative to positive. Using daily reports collected via cell phone, we examined the psychometric properties of alcohol use consequences and evaluations of those consequences. Participants were 349 undergraduate students (mean age 19.7 SD = 1.26], 53.4%… Continue reading Psychometric Analysis and Validity of the Daily Alcohol-Related Consequences and Evaluations Measure for Young Adults
Exploring the role of positive and negative consequences in understanding perceptions and evaluations of individual drinking events
While research has established that drinking more alcohol is associated with experiencing more positive and negative alcohol-related consequences, less is known about how college students evaluate their drinking experiences. Evaluations of drinking events may vary with factors such as how much one drinks, which consequences one experiences, and the context (i.e., where and with whom)… Continue reading Exploring the role of positive and negative consequences in understanding perceptions and evaluations of individual drinking events