Carrus Giuseppe, Panno Angelo, Deiana Luca, Crano William D, Fiorentino Daniela, Ceccanti Mauro, Mareri Anna Rita, Bonifazi Adele, Giuliani Angelo
Department of Education, Experimental Psychology Laboratory, Roma Tre - University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alcohol Centre, S. Francesco Hospital, Local Sanitary Unit, Nuoro, Italy.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2016 Jan;77(1):143-9. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.143.
Group norms and drinking motives are crucial predictors of adolescents' alcohol intake. The current study examined the role of drinking motives in the association between descriptive group norms and alcohol intake.
A sample of 525 Italian adolescents (56% men) was surveyed. Participants completed measures of group norms, drinking motives, and personal drinking.
Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that stronger group norms were positively related to increased alcohol intake. Drinking for enhancement and social motives also were related to increased alcohol intake. Mediation analysis showed that group norms were related to alcohol intake through social and enhancement drinking motives.
Drinking motives provide fruitful insights into the relationship between descriptive group norms and excessive alcohol use among adolescents. Implications for future research are discussed.
群体规范和饮酒动机是青少年酒精摄入量的关键预测因素。本研究考察了饮酒动机在描述性群体规范与酒精摄入量之间关联中的作用。
对525名意大利青少年(56%为男性)进行了抽样调查。参与者完成了群体规范、饮酒动机和个人饮酒情况的测量。
分层多元回归分析显示,更强的群体规范与酒精摄入量增加呈正相关。为了增强和社交动机而饮酒也与酒精摄入量增加有关。中介分析表明,群体规范通过社交和增强饮酒动机与酒精摄入量相关。
饮酒动机为理解青少年中描述性群体规范与过度饮酒之间的关系提供了丰富的见解。讨论了对未来研究的启示。