Drink refusal self-efficacy and implicit drinking identity: An evaluation of moderators of the relationship between self-awareness and drinking behavior
| dc.contributor.author | Foster, Dawn W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Neighbors, Clayton | |
| dc.contributor.author | Young, Chelsie M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-26T23:09:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-26T23:09:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study evaluated the roles of drink refusal self-efficacy (DRSE), implicit drinking identity, and self-awareness in drinking. Self-awareness (assessed by public and private self-consciousness), DRSE, and implicit drinking identity (measured via an implicit association test; IAT) were expected to interact in predicting self-reported drinking. This research was designed to consider mixed findings related to self-awareness and drinking. Hypotheses were: 1) alcohol-related outcomes would be negatively associated with self-awareness; 2) implicit drinking identity would moderate the association between self-awareness and alcohol consumption; and 3) this association would depend on whether participants were higher or lower in drink refusal self-efficacy. Participants included 218 undergraduate students. Results revealed that drinking behavior was not associated with self-awareness but was positively associated with implicit drinking identity. Of the four drinking variables (peak drinking, drinking frequency, drinks per week, and alcohol-related problems), only alcohol-related problems were positively associated with self-awareness. Furthermore, a significant two-way interaction emerged between private (but not public) self-consciousness and drinking identity to predict drinking. Consistent with expectations, three-way interactions emerged between self-awareness, implicit drinking identity, and DRSE in predicting drinking. For participants low in DRSE: 1) high implicit drinking identity was associated with greater drinking frequency when private self-consciousness was low; and 2) high implicit drinking identity was associated with greater drinks per week and peak drinks when public self-consciousness was low. This suggests that alcohol-related IATs may be useful tools in predicting drinking, particularly among those low in self-awareness and DRSE. | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.024 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Copyright 2014 Addictive Behaviors. This is a post-print version of a published paper that is available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460313002943. Recommended citation: Foster, Dawn W., Clayton Neighbors, and Chelsie M. Young. "Drink refusal self-efficacy and implicit drinking identity: An Evaluation of Moderators of the Relationship Between Self-Awareness and Drinking Behavior." Addictive Behaviors 39, no. 1 (2014): 196-204. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.024. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2371 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addictive Behaviors | |
| dc.subject | Implicit associations | |
| dc.subject | Implicit association test (IAT) | |
| dc.subject | Private self-consciousness | |
| dc.subject | Public self-consciousness | |
| dc.subject | Alcohol | |
| dc.title | Drink refusal self-efficacy and implicit drinking identity: An evaluation of moderators of the relationship between self-awareness and drinking behavior | |
| dc.type | Article |