title: Adolescents' negative attitudes towards non-drinkers: a novel predictor of risky drinking.
abstract: The Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale was developed to address the concept that consumption of alcohol may serve as a means of avoiding social costs associated with being a non-drinker. This study sought to examine the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale within a sample of Irish school-age adolescents. Results indicated that the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale was a statistically significant predictor of self-reported problematic drinking. The findings of this study underscore the importance of this newly identified construct and highlight the necessity of further empirical tests of the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale.
authors.affiliation: National University of Ireland, Ireland.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: Todd G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult