title: Inhibitory effects of drinker and nondrinker prototypes on adolescent alcohol consumption.
abstract: This prospective study examined the relation between 308 adolescents' images of typical dinkers and nondrinkers and their subsequent alcohol consumption. The results indicate that both images are associated with changes in consumption between ages 16 and 18 but that they operate in different ways. Contrary to previous assumptions, drinker images do not represent goal states for adolescents in that they are more negative than their self-images and nondrinker images and are not correlated with their ideal selves. In contrast, nondrinker images do appear to represent goal states for adolescents who abstain from drinking. Implications for intervention are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3180, USA. mgerrard@iastate.edu
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerrard
authors.forename: Frederick X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reis-Bergan
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trudeau
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Vande Lune
authors.forename: Bram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buunk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification