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Testing daily-level drinking and negative consequences as predictors of next-day drinking cognitions
Cassidy R LoParco1, Zhengyang Zhou2, Anne M Fairlie3
1Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States.
Addictive Behaviors
|July 24, 2021
Summary
Daily alcohol use and negative consequences impact drinking cognitions. Understanding these links can inform timely interventions for young adults, targeting social reaction pathways of the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM).
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Addiction Research
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Limited research exists on how alcohol consumption and its consequences influence drinking-related cognitions.
- These cognitions are crucial as they may predict future alcohol use patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the daily associations between alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences.
- To examine the impact on next-day social reaction cognitions within the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM).
Main Methods:
- Employed an ecological momentary assessment design with 124 participants (ages 15-25) completing daily surveys for up to three weeks.
- Utilized linear mixed models and Poisson generalized mixed models to analyze data.
Main Results:
- Increased daily alcohol consumption was linked to lower perceptions of friends' drinking frequency and higher prototype similarity.
- Experiencing more negative alcohol-related consequences correlated with heightened perceived vulnerability and reduced willingness to drink the following day.
Conclusions:
- Prior day alcohol use and consequences significantly predict next-day social reaction cognitions.
- Interventions could be timed for the morning after drinking, especially following negative experiences, to address drinking cognitions.
Keywords:
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