Restrained drinking: risk factor for problems with alcohol?
A seven-item Drinking Restraint Scale (DRS) has been developed which indicates that a style of alcohol consumption, equivalent in a number of ways to the style of food consumption termed eating restraint, may exist. Several hypothesized relationships between DRS scores and other drinking-related measures were confirmed. A restrained drinking style was associated with: more extreme patterns of alcohol consumption; a higher proportion of drinking occasions that result in intoxication; more external styles of alcohol consumption control; and more alcohol-related negative consequences. The latter three relationships were found even when heavy drinkers were excluded from the analysis, which suggests that these relationships are not dependent on a heavy drinking pattern. These findings encourage continued investigation of drinking restraint as a risk factor for developing problems with alcohol.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires