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Impulsivity increases alcohol problems, but drinking refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) can mediate this link. Specific DRSE facets, like emotional relief and social pressure, are key mediators for college students with certain impulsivity traits.

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  • Behavioral Science

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  • Impulsivity is consistently linked to problematic alcohol use.
  • Understanding the mediating mechanisms is crucial for effective interventions.
  • Drinking refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) is a potential mediator in this relationship.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how impulsivity constructs (urgency, sensation seeking, conscientiousness deficits) indirectly influence alcohol problems via DRSE facets (social pressure, opportunistic, emotional relief).
  • To investigate these mediation pathways in a large college student sample.

Main Methods:

  • Survey methodology with a large sample (N=891) of college students.
  • Statistical analysis to assess indirect effects of impulsivity traits on alcohol problems through DRSE facets.
  • Measurement of urgency, sensation seeking, conscientiousness deficits, and social, opportunistic, and emotional relief DRSE.

Main Results:

  • Specific DRSE facets significantly mediated the relationship between impulsivity constructs and alcohol problems.
  • Emotional relief DRSE mediated the link between urgency/conscientiousness deficits and alcohol problems.
  • Social DRSE mediated the link between urgency/sensation seeking and alcohol problems.

Conclusions:

  • Certain DRSE facets act as crucial mediators between specific impulsivity traits and alcohol-related problems.
  • Interventions targeting DRSE skills in college students, especially those with high impulsivity, can reduce alcohol problems.
  • Findings support tailored prevention and intervention strategies focused on enhancing self-efficacy in resisting alcohol offers.