Daily Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies and Alcohol-Related Outcomes Among College Students

The purpose of the present study was to examine associations between use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol-related outcomes (alcohol consumption, negative alcohol consequences, and positive alcohol consequences) using a daily diary approach. This approach is less affected by retr...

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Published in:Psychology of addictive behaviors 2013-09, Vol.27 (3), p.826-831
Main Authors: Pearson, Matthew R., D'Lima, Gabrielle M., Kelley, Michelle L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol related
Alcohol Use
Alcoholism
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Consequence
Consequences
Female
Harm Reduction
Human
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Multilevel Analysis
Negative events
Prospective Studies
Protective Behavioral Strategies
Protective Factors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Selfreport
Strategies
Students - psychology
Toxicology
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was to examine associations between use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol-related outcomes (alcohol consumption, negative alcohol consequences, and positive alcohol consequences) using a daily diary approach. This approach is less affected by retrospective memory biases than typical self-reports of alcohol-related variables and allows the examination of both between-subjects and within-person effects. Using hierarchical linear modeling of data from 40 subjects who completed daily dairies for up to 15 days, we found significant within-person variation in PBS use over time, and each type of PBS had unique relationships with alcohol-related outcomes. For example, within-person variation in Serious Harm Reduction, one form of PBS, predicted increased daily alcohol use, negative consequences, and positive consequences. Our findings suggest the importance of intensive longitudinal methods to examine both between-subjects and within-subjects effects of PBS use and alcohol-related outcomes.
ISSN:0893-164X
1939-1501
DOI:10.1037/a0032516