Hostility in mandated students: exploratory analysis and implications for treatment.
College students mandated to receive an intervention following an alcohol-related campus violation are a high-risk group of students experiencing the negative effects of alcohol. Understanding the psychological properties associated with mandated students' alcohol use may provide useful clinical information. Hostility is a trait that has shown association with heavy drinking in adults but has gone unstudied in mandated students. We examined the relationship between hostility and a variety of drinking-related variables in mandated students (N = 466). Results indicated that individuals reporting higher levels of hostility reported riskier drinking and alcohol-related problems, yet exhibited ambivalence regarding their alcohol use. Findings are discussed in the context of treating mandated students exhibiting high hostility and risky drinking, a particularly challenging population.
Barthelmes
Caitlin K
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Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
Borsari
Brian
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Hustad
John T P
JT
Barnett
Nancy P
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D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003376:Counseling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult