Department of Social Psychology, INCYL, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
University of Córdoba, IMIBIC, 5000 Cordoba, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 12;16(5):900. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050900.
. There is international concern about the negative consequences for health related to young people's alcohol consumption. Peer relationships can play a positive and protective role to cope with risky behaviors associated with alcohol consumption. . This study investigated the influence of protective behavioral strategies (PBS) on alcohol consumption and the moderating role of drinking-group gender composition and drinking-group size. . The sample comprised 286 youths (mean age = 23.49; 2.78; 67.5% female). Participants reported their protective behavioral strategies, their alcohol consumption and the size (overall mean 7.44; 3.83) and gender composition (62.58% mixed; 19.93% all-female; 9.8% all-male) of their social drinking groups. The mean sizes of mixed, all-female, and all-male groups were 8.27, 5.34, and 6.2, respectively. . Data showed that women consume less alcohol and use more protective strategies than men, particularly those strategies directed at avoiding negative consequences. Furthermore, the number of men in a group influences protective strategies and consumption, therefore drinking-group gender composition moderates the relationship between protective strategies and alcohol consumption. The more protective strategies that young adults use, the lower their alcohol consumption. This relationship is moderated by the size of the group. . Strategies to prevent risky drinking behavior should focus on both PBS shared by drinking-group members and the training in individual PBS associated with drinking behavior. Finally, taking into account the relationship between drinking-group gender composition and protective behavioral strategies for alcohol consumption, a positive protector role for individual and group habits in relation to alcohol consumption is discussed.
. 国际社会对年轻人饮酒与健康相关的负面影响表示关注。同伴关系可以发挥积极和保护作用，以应对与饮酒相关的危险行为。. 本研究调查了保护行为策略（PBS）对饮酒的影响，以及饮酒群体的性别构成和群体规模的调节作用。. 样本包括 286 名青少年（平均年龄= 23.49； 2.78； 67.5%女性）。参与者报告了他们的保护行为策略、饮酒量以及社交饮酒群体的规模（总体平均值为 7.44； 3.83）和性别构成（62.58%混合；19.93%全女性；9.8%全男性）。混合、全女性和全男性群体的平均规模分别为 8.27、5.34 和 6.2。. 数据显示，女性饮酒量较少，使用的保护策略也多于男性，尤其是那些避免负面后果的策略。此外，群体中男性的数量会影响保护策略和饮酒量，因此饮酒群体的性别构成会调节保护策略和饮酒量之间的关系。年轻人使用的保护策略越多，他们的饮酒量就越低。这种关系受到群体规模的调节。. 预防危险饮酒行为的策略应同时关注饮酒群体成员共同使用的 PBS 和与饮酒行为相关的个体 PBS 培训。最后，考虑到饮酒群体的性别构成与保护性行为策略对饮酒的关系，讨论了个体和群体习惯在饮酒方面的积极保护作用。
