a Department of Psychology , Old Dominion University, Norfolk , Virginia , USA.
b Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology , Norfolk , Virginia , USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2019;54(1):31-38. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1485700. Epub 2018 Jul 2.
Emerging adults with lower educational attainment are at higher long-term risk for problematic drinking and alcohol use disorders. Efforts to gain a more in-depth understanding of the drinking habits of nonstudent emerging adults are critical to reduce disparities and to shed light on targets of intervention for this vulnerable group.
The current investigation aimed to: (1) provide a description of the daily drinking habits of nonstudent emerging adult drinkers using a 14-day diary method, and (2) examine nondrinking days by assessing their reasons for not drinking as well as strategies used to avoid drinking.
Participants were 27 (55.5% women) emerging adult drinkers recruited from the community.
On drinking days, multilevel results indicated that heavier alcohol use was positively associated with level of subjective intoxication and alcohol-related problems. Men reported higher alcohol use outcomes than women across all alcohol use indicators. Regarding nonconsumptive days, the most frequently endorsed reasons for not drinking largely reflected an internal motivation, while the least endorsed reasons were related to external constraints. Pertaining to strategies used to avoid drinking, the most frequently endorsed response related to choosing alternative enjoyable activities. Diary compliance with the 14-day protocol was 90.9% for at least one daily survey. Conclusion/Importance: The present investigation represents one of the first to examine drinking behaviors using a daily diary approach with nonstudent emerging adult drinkers. Study findings filled an important gap regarding our understanding of the context of drinking of an at-risk and understudied group of drinkers.
受教育程度较低的成年初期人群，长期来看存在更严重的问题性饮酒和酒精使用障碍风险。深入了解非在校成年初期人群的饮酒习惯，对于减少这一弱势群体的差异、明确干预目标至关重要。
本研究旨在：(1) 采用 14 天日记法，描述非在校成年初期饮酒者的日常饮酒习惯；(2) 通过评估非饮酒日的原因和避免饮酒的策略，对非饮酒日进行研究。
参与者为 27 名（55.5%为女性）社区成年初期饮酒者。
在饮酒日，多层分析结果表明，主观醉酒程度和与酒精相关问题与饮酒量呈正相关。男性在所有饮酒指标上的饮酒结果均高于女性。关于非饮酒日，不饮酒的主要原因反映了内在动机，而最不被认可的原因则与外部约束有关。关于避免饮酒的策略，最常被认可的反应是选择其他愉快的活动。至少有一份每日调查问卷完成了 14 天日记方案，完成率为 90.9%。
结论/意义：本研究是首次使用每日日记法对非在校成年初期饮酒者的饮酒行为进行研究，填补了对风险较高且研究不足的饮酒人群饮酒背景的理解空白。
