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Title: Day-to-day variations in high-intensity drinking, expectancies, and positive and negative alcohol-related consequences

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

ISSN: 18736327

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.02.025

Abstract: High-intensity drinking (i.e., women/men consuming 8+/10+ drinks in a day) is prevalent and associated with negative consequences. Occasions of high-intensity drinking have markedly high risk; however, previous research has not examined the predictors of these high-risk drinking days. The current study was designed to examine to what extent positive and negative alcohol expectancies predict high-intensity drinking and whether high-intensity drinking on a given day was associated with drinking consequences and their evaluations that day. Frequently drinking college students (N = 342) participated in an intensive longitudinal study of drinking behaviors (N = 4645 drinking days). Days with greater positive and negative expectancies were associated with high-intensity drinking. Days with high-intensity drinking were associated with reporting more positive and negative consequences and with evaluating positive consequences more favorably and evaluating negative consequences less favorably, compared to drinking days without high-intensity drinking. Given this, prevention and intervention efforts may consider specifically targeting high-intensity drinking events as a unique phenomenon.

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Authors: Patrick, Megan E.; Cronce, Jessica M.; Fairlie, Anne M.; Atkins, David C.; Lee, Christine M.

Periodical (Full): Addictive Behaviors

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Volume: 58

Pages: 110-116

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