Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, And Addictions (CASAA).
Latino Alcohol and Health Disparities Research and Training (LAHDR) Center.
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2022 Dec;30(6):809-819. doi: 10.1037/pha0000526. Epub 2021 Nov 4.
Drinking motives, or reasons people choose to drink, are well-established risk factors for alcohol use and related negative consequences. Recent research has shown utility in a self-determination theory (SDT) approach for describing motivation for engaging in behaviors that reduce the harms associated with alcohol use (i.e., drinking responsibly). In the present study, we examined the relationship between drinking motives and motivations for drinking responsibly as well as their unique and incremental associations with alcohol-related outcomes (protective behavioral strategies [PBS], consumption, and negative consequences) in two samples of college student drinkers: (a) a random sample ( = 507) recruited from a Hispanic-Serving Institution on the U.S. border with Mexico ( = 22.84, = 5.84; 67.3% female; 90.9% Hispanic) and (b) a convenience sample ( = 2,808) from Psychology Department research participation pools at 10 universities in 8 U.S. states ( = 20.59, = 4.18; 72.9% female; 58.2% non-Hispanic White). Autonomous motivations (experience of volition and choice) for drinking responsibly were negatively correlated with drinking motives, but these correlations were small-to-medium in magnitude suggesting nonredundancy between the constructs. Drinking motives were risk factors for alcohol-related outcomes, especially alcohol-related problems, and autonomous motivations for drinking responsibly were protective factors for alcohol-related outcomes, especially PBS. Both motivational constructs predicted alcohol-related outcomes beyond the other, but drinking motives generally accounted for more variance. These findings suggest that integrating motivation in relation to both drinking and drinking responsibly may lead to a better understanding of alcohol-related behaviors and the associated negative consequences among college students. Implications for college drinking interventions are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
饮酒动机，即人们选择饮酒的原因，是饮酒行为和相关负面后果的既定风险因素。最近的研究表明，在描述减少与饮酒相关危害的行为动机（即负责任地饮酒）方面，自我决定理论（SDT）方法具有一定的作用。在本研究中，我们检验了饮酒动机与负责任地饮酒动机之间的关系，以及它们与两个大学生饮酒样本的酒精相关结果（保护性行为策略 [PBS]、饮酒量和负性后果）之间的独特和增量关联：（a）在美墨边境的一所西班牙语服务机构随机招募的样本（n = 507； = 22.84， = 5.84；67.3%为女性；90.9%为西班牙裔），以及（b）从 10 个美国州的 10 所大学的心理学系研究参与池招募的便利样本（n = 2,808； = 20.59， = 4.18；72.9%为女性；58.2%为非西班牙裔白人）。负责任地饮酒的自主动机（意志和选择的体验）与饮酒动机呈负相关，但这些相关程度较小到中等，表明这两个结构之间没有冗余。饮酒动机是酒精相关结果的风险因素，尤其是酒精相关问题，而负责任地饮酒的自主动机是酒精相关结果的保护因素，尤其是 PBS。这两个动机结构都可以预测酒精相关结果，而且都超越了其他结构，但饮酒动机通常可以解释更多的变异。这些发现表明，将与饮酒和负责任地饮酒相关的动机结合起来，可能会更好地理解大学生的饮酒行为和相关的负面后果。讨论了对大学生饮酒干预的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
