The Role of Alcohol Expectancies in the Association Between Behavioral Economic Alcohol Demand, Relative Reinforcement, and Alcohol Problems.

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JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI:10.1177/00472379241277648

Tatiana D Magri, Robert D Dvorak, Elizabeth R Aston, Lidia Z Meshesha

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Alcohol consumption and related problems are common among college students. Prior research links behavioral economic (BE) constructs of alcohol demand and relative reinforcement (RR), and alcohol expectancies, with alcohol consumption/problems. However, research has yet to examine the associations between BE, expectancy theory, and alcohol use outcomes. In this study, college students (n = 287) completed a single online survey assessing demand, RR, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use/problems. We examined the cross-sectional indirect association of expectancies and drinking on the relationship between demand and alcohol problems and between RR and alcohol problems. The final model showed adequate fit, χ²(26) = 67.23, RMSEA = .07, CFI = .95, SRMR = .06. Higher demand and RR were associated with stronger alcohol expectancies, which demonstrated an indirect association on the relationship between demand, and RR, and alcohol problems. Findings suggest that demand and RR may be directly related to alcohol expectancies; a relationship that has not been previously identified. Moreover, alcohol expectancies may impact the associations among demand, RR, and alcohol problems. Thus, alcohol expectancies may be an important intervention target for reducing alcohol problems. Future longitudinal research is needed to evaluate this association over time and assess if these findings have potential impact for intervention research.

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酒精预期在行为经济学酒精需求、相对强化和酒精问题之间的关联中的作用。

酒精消费和相关问题在大学生中很常见。先前的研究将酒精需求和相对强化（RR）的行为经济学（BE）结构以及酒精预期与酒精消费/问题联系起来。然而，目前还没有研究探讨行为经济学、预期理论与酒精使用结果之间的关联。在本研究中，大学生（n = 287）完成了一项在线调查，评估了需求、相对强化、酒精预期和酒精使用/问题。我们研究了期望与饮酒之间的横截面间接关系，以及需求与酒精问题之间的关系和RR与酒精问题之间的关系。最终模型显示出足够的拟合度，χ2(26) = 67.23, RMSEA = .07, CFI = .95, SRMR = .06。较高的需求和 RR 与较强的酒精预期相关，这表明需求和 RR 与酒精问题之间存在间接联系。研究结果表明，需求和 RR 可能与酒精预期直接相关；这种关系以前从未发现过。此外，酒精预期可能会影响需求、RR 和酒精问题之间的关系。因此，酒精预期可能是减少酒精问题的一个重要干预目标。未来还需要进行纵向研究，以评估这种关系的长期性，并评估这些发现是否会对干预研究产生潜在影响。

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JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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