Diulio Andrea R, Silvestri Mark M, Correia Christopher J
Auburn University, Department of Psychology, 226 Thach Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, United States.
Auburn University, Department of Psychology, 226 Thach Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, United States.
Addict Behav. 2014 Jul;39(7):1159-62. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.02.005. Epub 2014 Mar 3.
Drinking games are prevalent among college student and associated with increased risk of experiencing negative alcohol-related consequences. Personality variables, and specifically impulsivity and sensation seeking, have been linked to increased alcohol consumption and related negative consequences, but research on the relationship between personality and drinking game participation is limited. The current study used path analysis to assess the impact of sensation seeking and impulsivity on frequency of drinking game participation and related consequences in a sample of undergraduate college students. Findings suggest that sensation seeking and impulsivity are positively associated with frequency of drinking game participation. Both impulsivity and sensation seeking had a direct effect on negative consequences associated with drinking games, and both had an indirect relationship when controlling for the frequency of drinking game participation. The results are largely consistent with previous studies in suggesting that impulsivity and sensation seeking play a role in predicting risky alcohol use and related negative consequences. Understanding the relationship between personality variables and negative drinking game consequences may better inform the treatment of hazardous drinking among college students.
饮酒游戏在大学生中很普遍，并且与酒精相关负面后果风险增加有关。人格变量，特别是冲动性和寻求刺激，已被证明与饮酒量增加及相关负面后果有关，但关于人格与参与饮酒游戏之间关系的研究有限。本研究采用路径分析来评估寻求刺激和冲动性对本科大学生样本中饮酒游戏参与频率及相关后果的影响。研究结果表明，寻求刺激和冲动性与饮酒游戏参与频率呈正相关。冲动性和寻求刺激都对与饮酒游戏相关的负面后果有直接影响，并且在控制饮酒游戏参与频率时两者都存在间接关系。这些结果在很大程度上与先前的研究一致，表明冲动性和寻求刺激在预测危险饮酒及相关负面后果中起作用。了解人格变量与饮酒游戏负面后果之间的关系可能会为大学生危险饮酒的治疗提供更好的信息。
