Reasons for drinking versus outcome expectancies in the prediction of college student drinking.
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Substance Use & Misuse
- Vol. 32 (10) , 1287-1311
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089709039379
Abstract
This study developed a Reasons for Drinking Scale (RFD) with three factorially derived subscales, Social Camaraderie, Mood Enhancement, and Tension Reduction, among a university student sample. These scales were then compared to a measure of alcohol expectancies, the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire (AEQ), as predictors of several measures of alcohol use. The RFD accounted for more of the variance on all alcohol measures than the AEQ. Results are discussed in terms of reasons for drinking as a more direct assessment of cognitive motivations for drinking than outcome expectancies.Keywords
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