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Gabie Smith¹, Sarah Klein

¹Elon University, Elon, North Carolina 27244, USA. gsmith@elon.edu

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Young women traveling abroad who seek social enhancement and exhibit disinhibition sensation-seeking are more prone to risky alcohol consumption. Understanding these factors is key to developing targeted interventions for women's alcohol use.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Public Health

Background:

Limited research addresses specific risk factors for women's heavy alcohol use.
Previous studies on alcohol use have not sufficiently focused on female populations, particularly young women in travel contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine factors associated with risky alcohol consumption in young women traveling abroad.
Investigate the influence of disinhibition sensation-seeking and social enhancement alcohol expectancies on risky drinking behaviors.

Main Methods:

Utilized a pretest-posttest design with 55 young women traveling abroad for three weeks.
Assessed disinhibition sensation-seeking, social enhancement alcohol expectancies, and risky alcohol use.
Analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data to understand motivations and situational factors.

Main Results:

Disinhibition sensation-seeking and social enhancement alcohol expectancies were significantly associated with risky alcohol use.
Qualitative data highlighted the role of social facilitation and situational disinhibition related to travel in women's alcohol risk-taking.
Culturally specific motivations for alcohol use were also emphasized in participants' narratives.

Conclusions:

Findings underscore the importance of social and situational factors in motivating risky alcohol consumption among young women abroad.
Suggests interventions should address the link between alcohol use, social enhancement, and the perceived isolating effects of non-use.
Further research is warranted on personal and situational disinhibition in women's alcohol risk-taking.