Old Dominion University, 250 Mills Godwin Building, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
Addict Behav. 2011 Dec;36(12):1309-12. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.009. Epub 2011 Jul 22.
Alcohol misuse among college students is a large public health concern, thus, it is imperative to identify factors that reduce this risk. One risk factor associated with developing alcohol-related problems is meeting criteria for being an adult child of an alcoholic (ACOA). Conversely, self-regulation has been identified as a protective factor that is inversely associated with drinking-related outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether self-regulation buffers the risk associated with ACOA status on alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. In a sample of 195 first-year college students, we found that ACOA status had a unique effect on both alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences. Self-regulation was unrelated to alcohol use but inversely associated with alcohol-related consequences. Notably, self-regulation moderated the effect of ACOA status on alcohol-related problems (but not alcohol consumption) such that self-regulation was most strongly related to alcohol-related problems among ACOAs. Our results suggest that self-regulation helps explain the resilience of many ACOAs.
大学生酗酒是一个严重的公共卫生问题，因此，确定降低这种风险的因素至关重要。与发展酒精相关问题相关的一个风险因素是符合酗酒者子女（ACOA）标准。相反，自我调节已被确定为一种保护因素，与饮酒相关结果呈负相关。本研究的目的是检验自我调节是否可以缓冲 ACOA 状态对饮酒和与酒精相关后果的风险。在 195 名一年级大学生的样本中，我们发现 ACOA 状态对酒精消费和与酒精相关的后果都有独特的影响。自我调节与酒精使用无关，但与与酒精相关的后果呈负相关。值得注意的是，自我调节调节了 ACOA 状态对与酒精相关问题的影响（而不是酒精消费），即自我调节与 ACOA 中与酒精相关的问题的关系最为密切。我们的结果表明，自我调节有助于解释许多 ACOA 的恢复力。
