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Drinking plans and drinking outcomes: examining young adults' weekend drinking behavior
Ryan S Trim1, John D Clapp, Mark B Reed
1University of California San Diego, USA.
Journal of Drug Education
|December 1, 2011
Summary
College students' drinking intentions and environments significantly influence heavy episodic drinking. The study identified four distinct drinking environments that mediate this relationship in young adults.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Heavy episodic drinking is a prevalent issue among college students.
- Understanding the interplay between intentions, environments, and drinking behaviors is crucial for intervention development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationships among drinking intentions, drinking environments, and heavy episodic drinking in undergraduate students.
- To identify distinct drinking environments and their mediating role in the intention-behavior relationship.
Main Methods:
- A random sample of 566 undergraduate students participated in telephone interviews.
- Data were collected before and after a weekend to assess drinking intentions and subsequent behaviors.
- Latent class analysis was used to identify distinct drinking environments.
Main Results:
- Four distinct drinking environments were identified, characterized by setting (private/public) and the number of intoxicated individuals present.
- The drinking environment was found to mediate the relationship between drinking intentions and heavy episodic drinking.
- Specific environments were associated with higher likelihoods of heavy episodic drinking.
Conclusions:
- Drinking environments play a significant role in shaping young adults' heavy episodic drinking behaviors.
- Interventions targeting person/environment interactions may be effective in reducing problematic drinking.
- Future research should further explore these complex interactions in diverse young adult populations.
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