Ben-Ahron V, White D, Phillips K
Department of Psychology, University of East London, UK.
Alcohol Alcohol. 1995 Sep;30(5):633-9.
Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) is considered as a possible framework for understanding and moderating higher-risk drinking. To this end questionnaire data were collected from 196 participants about levels of their current drinking and, after they have been alerted to the dangers of excess drinking on single occasions, their cognitions relating to drinking and their intentions for future single occasion drinking. Comparisons of higher and lower risk drinkers among the sample provided support for the applicability of PMT, revealing differences in their cognitions and in their adaptive and maladaptive coping. A supplementary path analysis revealed that health beliefs and coping strategies associated with PMT, together with demographics, account for 42% of the variance in behavioural intentions. These results suggest that PMT could prove a valuable tool for those working in alcohol research and education. Implications for the design of effective interventions are discussed.
保护动机理论（PMT）被认为是理解和调节高风险饮酒行为的一个可能框架。为此，我们收集了196名参与者关于其当前饮酒水平的问卷数据，在他们被提醒单次过量饮酒的危害后，还收集了他们与饮酒相关的认知以及未来单次饮酒的意图。对样本中高风险和低风险饮酒者的比较为PMT的适用性提供了支持，揭示了他们在认知以及适应性和适应不良应对方式上的差异。一项补充路径分析表明，与PMT相关的健康信念和应对策略，连同人口统计学因素，解释了行为意图中42%的方差变异。这些结果表明，PMT可能是酒精研究和教育工作者的一个有价值的工具。文中还讨论了对有效干预措施设计的启示。
