Motivation and life events: a prospective natural history pilot study of problem drinkers in the community.
A prospective natural history study was conducted of problem drinkers who were thinking about quitting or reducing their alcohol consumption. Two primary constructs, cognitive appraisals and life events, were measured in a mailed-out baseline survey. A one-year follow-up survey identified those who had made reductions in drinking. Partial correlations controlling for baseline drinking severity revealed some support for both cognitive appraisal and life events explanations of change.
Cunningham
John A
JA
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2S1. John_Cunningham@camh.net
Wild
T Cameron
TC
Koski-Jännes
Anja
A
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies