Expectations, alienation, and drinking motives among college men and women.
Relationships among three motivational variables (negative-personal functions of drinking, alienation, and perceived discrepancies between valued goals and expected success toward valued goals) were evaluated in a group of 257 college drinkers. As predicted, a positive relationship between alienation scores and the extent of discrepancies between values and expectations for academic and social success was found. Negative-personal drinking functions were positively associated with both alienation and value-expectation discrepancies. Results are discussed in terms of heuristic consistency and potential applications.
Bradley
J R
JR
University of Montana.
Carman
R S
RS
Petree
A
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*