Self-generated alcohol outcomes in 8th and 10th graders: exposure to vicarious sources of alcohol information

The perceived positive and negative outcomes of alcohol use were studied in a sample of normal 8th and 10th grade students. Participants' responses provided associative frequency norms valuable for future research. Regression analyses showed (1) none of the individual-difference variables (alco...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 2004, Vol.29 (1), p.3-16
Main Authors: Zogg, Jennifer B, Ma, Huiyan, Dent, Clyde W, Stacy, Alan W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Advertising as Topic
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
Alcoholic Intoxication - psychology
Attitude to Health
Decision Making
Drinking outcomes
Drug use
Female
Humans
Male
Regression Analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Television
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Summary:The perceived positive and negative outcomes of alcohol use were studied in a sample of normal 8th and 10th grade students. Participants' responses provided associative frequency norms valuable for future research. Regression analyses showed (1) none of the individual-difference variables (alcohol use, exposure to vicarious sources of alcohol information, such as televised advertising, and demographics) predicted self-generated responses, and (2) alcohol use and first-hand observation of others' drinking did predict the valence respondents assigned to the outcomes. Results support and extend the findings of Stacy, Galaif, Sussman, and Dent [Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 10(1) 1996 18], wherein self-generated drug use outcomes appeared to be available in memory regardless of previous drug use or other individual differences.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/S0306-4603(03)00088-1