Association between alcohol intoxication and alcohol-related problems: an event-level analysis.
Heavy-drinking students experience a myriad of alcohol-related negative consequences. Use of event-level data permits predictions to be made regarding (a) the likelihood of alcohol-related consequences occurring after specific drinking events, and (b) moderators of the association between intoxication and consequences. College students (N = 183, 64% female) completed 4 consecutive 7-day drinking diaries and turned them in weekly. The diaries yielded prospective event-level data on daily drinks, time spent drinking, and negative consequences related to each drinking event. Alcohol intoxication on a given day was significantly associated with increased levels of risk, although this association was moderated by average level of intoxication. Furthermore, self-control was associated with increased likelihood of negative consequences at all levels of intoxication, and self-regulation and impulsivity moderated the event-level association between daily intoxication and likelihood of negative consequences. Results suggest that self-regulation subsumes impulsivity and self-control.
Neal
Dan J
DJ
Department of Psychology and Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University.
Carey
Kate B
KB
Department of Psychology and Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University.
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D012107:Research Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities