Drinking motives and behavior in social drinkers.
A survey of 113 college students indicated that drinkers with mature motives for drinking (e.g., drank on special occasions) drank less than drinkers with immature motives (e.g., drank to increase self-confidence) and showed smaller increases 1 year later.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000786:Anger; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010379:Peer Group; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior