Expectancy challenge and drinking reduction: Process and structure in the alcohol expectancy network.
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 64-76
- https://doi.org/10.1037//1064-1297.6.1.64
Abstract
Expectancies' mediational (control) role in alcohol consumption has been supported by both correlational and experimental evidence (J. Darkes & M. S. Goldman, 1993; M. S. Goldman, P. E. Greenbaum, & J. Darkes, 1997; L. Roehrich & M. S. Goldman, 1995). This study assigned participants (n = 54) to 1 of 2 expectancy challenges targeting the expectancy dimensions of either arousal or sociability identified by B. C. Rather and M. S. Goldman (1994), or to a no-treatment control, to examine the relationship of the structure and process of change in alcohol expectancies. Both challenges resulted in reduced consumption and expectancies immediately posttreatment and 6 weeks later after a short "booster" session. These results may reflect the lack of "discrete" expectancy structure and provide further support for the exploration of these methods as a possible prevention strategy.Keywords
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