Bujarski Sarah J, Capron Daniel W, Gratz Kim L, Tull Matthew T
VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.
J Subst Use. 2017;22(5):469-473. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2016.1245792. Epub 2016 Dec 5.
Alcohol misuse is associated with a variety of negative outcomes, including risky sexual behavior (RSB). In an attempt to better identify the subset of individuals at greatest risk for these negative outcomes, a growing body of research has begun to examine the role of alcohol use motives in risk for alcohol use-related negative outcomes. Although the majority of research in this area has focused on coping motives, conformity motives may be particularly relevant to outcomes such as RSB. Specifically, conformity motives may operate as a proxy risk factor for RSB, reflecting the tendency to engage in interpersonally-oriented risk behaviors in order to avoid rejection, interpersonal conflict, or social ostracism. Therefore, the current study examined the relation between conformity motives for alcohol use and RSB in a sample of 94 patients in a residential substance abuse treatment center. Results indicated that conformity motives were associated with RSB above and beyond other motives for alcohol use, as well as relevant covariates. Findings support the notion that conformity motives may operate as a proxy risk factor that could assist in identifying individuals at elevated risk for engaging in RSB.
酒精滥用与多种负面后果相关，包括危险性行为（RSB）。为了更好地识别出这些负面后果风险最高的个体子集，越来越多的研究开始考察饮酒动机在与酒精使用相关的负面后果风险中的作用。尽管该领域的大多数研究都集中在应对动机上，但从众动机可能与诸如危险性行为等后果特别相关。具体而言，从众动机可能作为危险性行为的替代风险因素起作用，反映出为避免被拒绝、人际冲突或社会排斥而从事人际导向型风险行为的倾向。因此，本研究在一家住院药物滥用治疗中心的94名患者样本中，考察了饮酒的从众动机与危险性行为之间的关系。结果表明，从众动机与危险性行为相关，且超出了其他饮酒动机以及相关协变量的影响。研究结果支持了这样一种观点，即从众动机可能作为一种替代风险因素，有助于识别从事危险性行为风险较高的个体。
