Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques IV

Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques IV

Stress often leads to unhealthy habits like smoking, excessive drinking, and overeating, which offer short-term relief but ultimately increase long-term health risks. These behaviors create a cycle that temporarily lowers stress levels but can result in severe long-term health consequences. Breaking these habits is essential to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and improve overall well-being. Three primary changes that support better health include quitting smoking, reducing alcohol intake,...

Self-Presentation: Self-Monitoring and Self-Handicapping

Self-Presentation: Self-Monitoring and Self-Handicapping

People can go to great lengths to protect their self-image and present themselves in ways that they want others to see them. Sociologist Erving Goffman presented the idea that a person is like an actor on a stage. Calling his theory dramaturgy, Goffman believed that we use “impression management” to present ourselves to others as we hope to be perceived. Each situation is a new scene, and individuals perform different roles depending on who is present (Goffman, 1959). Think about the way you...

CNS Depressants: Alcohol and Nicotine

CNS Depressants: Alcohol and Nicotine

Ethanol, a clear colorless alcohol, has been consumed by humans for millennia, but its effects on the body are far from benign. At lower doses, it induces decreased inhibitions and loquaciousness, leading to its social appeal. However, it can cause severe consequences at higher doses, such as coma and respiratory depression, due to its zero-order elimination kinetics. Chronic ethanol abuse wreaks havoc on multiple organ systems, particularly the CNS and the liver. Abrupt cessation of ethanol...

Depressants

Depressants

Depressant drugs, including alcohol and sedative-hypnotics, diminish central nervous system activity by enhancing the action of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that reduces brain activity and promotes relaxation. These substances can have various therapeutic uses but also pose significant risks, especially when misused or combined.
Alcohol is a common depressant that can induce a sense of relaxation and reduced inhibition at low doses. Contrary to its occasional...

Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance

Social psychologists have documented that feeling good about ourselves and maintaining positive self-esteem is a powerful motivator of human behavior (Tavris & Aronson, 2008). In the United States, members of the predominant culture typically think very highly of themselves and view themselves as good people who are above average on many desirable traits (Ehrlinger, Gilovich, & Ross, 2005). Often, our behavior, attitudes, and beliefs are affected when we experience a threat to our...

Substance Use Disorders Affecting Sleep

Substance Use Disorders Affecting Sleep

Substance use disorders involve a pattern of using drugs more extensively than intended and continuing use despite harmful consequences. This includes legal substances like alcohol and nicotine, as well as illegal drugs. These disorders often involve both physical and psychological dependence, reflecting compulsive use of substances that significantly alter thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, contributing to a major public health issue.
Understanding the concepts of physical dependence,...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Corrigendum to "Abemaciclib plus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor as initial therapy for HR+, HER2- advanced breast cancer: final overall survival results of MONARCH 3": [Ann Oncol 2024; 35: 718-727].

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2025

Same author

Navigating Penile Metastases: Personalized Management in a Rare Oncologic Challenge.

Case reports in urology·2025

Same author

Advanced CMOS manufacturing of superconducting qubits on 300 mm wafers.

Nature·2024

Same author

Abemaciclib plus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor as initial therapy for HR+, HER2- advanced breast cancer: final overall survival results of MONARCH 3.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2024

Same author

A retrospective analysis of the histology of resected polyps and colonoscopy quality parameters in Belgium.

Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica·2023

Same author

Prognostic significance of PI-RADS 5 lesions in patients treated by radical prostatectomy.

World journal of urology·2023

Same journal

Effectiveness of support-based interventions on self-efficacy in patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Health education research·2026

Same journal

Supporting responsive feeding in early childhood education centres: a process evaluation of the CELEBRATE feeding intervention using the RE-AIM framework.

Health education research·2026

Same journal

Dataset development and performance analysis of a specialized conversational artificial intelligence model for targeted smoking cessation dialogues.

Health education research·2026

Same journal

Improving health literacy on betel nut and oral cancer: a qualitative exploration of resource adaptation for diverse Victorian communities.

Health education research·2026

Same journal

The intersectionality of gender and location in health education access in Chinese vocational high schools.

Health education research·2026

Same journal

Health education interventions to reduce cannabis and tobacco smoking-related harms among people who use cannabis: a systematic review.

Health education research·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 13, 2026

The Motivation for Alcohol Reward: Predictors of Progressive-Ratio Intravenous Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans

The Motivation for Alcohol Reward: Predictors of Progressive-Ratio Intravenous Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans

Published on: April 28, 2022

Social motives for drinking in students should not be neglected in efforts to decrease problematic drinking.

J Van Damme¹, L Maes, E Clays

¹Department of Public Health, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, Association for Alcohol and other Drug problems, 1030 Brussels, Belgium. joris.vandamme@ugent.be

Health Education Research

|March 15, 2013

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Student heavy drinking is linked to various motives. While enhancement, coping, and social motives increase risks, conformity motives decrease them. Understanding these drinking motivations is key for effective interventions.

More Related Videos

Modeling Alcohol Consumption in Rodents Using Two-Bottle Choice Home Cage Drinking and Microstructural Analysis

Modeling Alcohol Consumption in Rodents Using Two-Bottle Choice Home Cage Drinking and Microstructural Analysis

Published on: November 8, 2024

Murine Drinking Models in the Development of Pharmacotherapies for Alcoholism: Drinking in the Dark and Two-bottle Choice

Murine Drinking Models in the Development of Pharmacotherapies for Alcoholism: Drinking in the Dark and Two-bottle Choice

Published on: January 7, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

The Motivation for Alcohol Reward: Predictors of Progressive-Ratio Intravenous Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans

The Motivation for Alcohol Reward: Predictors of Progressive-Ratio Intravenous Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans

Published on: April 28, 2022

Modeling Alcohol Consumption in Rodents Using Two-Bottle Choice Home Cage Drinking and Microstructural Analysis

Modeling Alcohol Consumption in Rodents Using Two-Bottle Choice Home Cage Drinking and Microstructural Analysis

Published on: November 8, 2024

Murine Drinking Models in the Development of Pharmacotherapies for Alcoholism: Drinking in the Dark and Two-bottle Choice

Murine Drinking Models in the Development of Pharmacotherapies for Alcoholism: Drinking in the Dark and Two-bottle Choice

Published on: January 7, 2019

Area of Science:

Psychology
Public Health
Sociology

Background:

Heavy drinking is prevalent among university students.
Drinking motives are significant determinants of heavy drinking behavior.
Previous research shows mixed findings regarding social motives and heavy drinking.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of different drinking motives in heavy drinking among university students.
To clarify the relationship between social motives and problematic drinking.
To inform the development of targeted interventions for student drinking.

Main Methods:

An anonymous online survey of 15,897 Belgian university and college students.
Logistic regression analyses to examine relationships between drinking motives and problematic drinking.
Problematic drinking defined by weekly drinking, monthly binge drinking, and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores.

Main Results:

Social motives were most prevalent, followed by enhancement, coping, and conformity motives.
Enhancement, coping, and social motives were associated with higher odds of problematic drinking.
Conformity motives were associated with lower odds of problematic drinking.
A significant relationship was found between problematic drinking and all motive types, including social motives.

Conclusions:

Drinking motives play a complex role in heavy drinking among students.
The function of social motives in heavy drinking may vary across cultures and subpopulations.
Findings highlight the need for nuanced, motive-specific interventions to address student heavy drinking.