title: Conscientiousness, protective behavioral strategies, and alcohol use: testing for mediated effects.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if use of protective behavioral strategies mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Participants were 186 college students at a state university campus in the Northeastern United States participating in a study examining the effectiveness of a brief alcohol intervention. Data were collected during the 2006-2007 academic years. Results indicated that use of protective behavioral strategies mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Implications of the findings for researchers and clinicians in the area of preventing high-risk drinking among college students are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. martensmp@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Karakashian
authors.forename: Kristie M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Roneferiti M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: E Suzanne
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hatchett
authors.forename: M Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cimini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D001519:Behavior; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D044469:Racial Groups; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities