Understanding College Students' Help-Seeking Intentions for Alcohol Use: A Theoretical and Network-Based Approach.

IF 2.4 3区 医学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY
Sara A Flores, Arham Hassan, Benjamin N Montemayor
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Abstract

Despite alcohol use remaining a prevalent issue on college campuses, the number of students who seek help remains low. The Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) provides a theoretical framework for understanding the psychosocial drivers of help-seeking intentions, while social networks offer additional potential utility by shaping norms and attitudes that influence these behaviors.

Objective: This study investigated the association between college students' social network characteristics, the RAA, and intentions to seek help for alcohol use if they thought or knew they had a problem.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey data from 1,447 college students were extracted from a larger, nationally representative college student quota sample. Inclusion criteria were between 18 to 24 years of age, enrolled full time in a college or university, reported past-year alcohol consumption, and passed data quality checks. Participants reported demographics, RAA constructs, and egocentric network data. Network composition variables were calculated via E-Net. Descriptive statistics and hierarchical linear regression analyses were conducted to examine intentions to seek help.

Results: A regression model consisting of RAA constructs was statistically significant at the p < .001 level, accounting for nearly 40% of the variance in help-seeking intentions. The addition of network composition variables increased the explained variance by an additional 2.8%, which was statistically significant at the p < .001 level.

Conclusions: Integrating RAA constructs with social network characteristics can help identify specific individual beliefs and social influences that can be targeted to strengthen help-seeking intentions and behaviors among college students who engage in high-risk drinking.

理解大学生酒精使用求助意向:一种基于理论和网络的方法
尽管酗酒在大学校园仍然是一个普遍的问题,但寻求帮助的学生人数仍然很低。理性行为方法(RAA)为理解寻求帮助意图的社会心理驱动提供了理论框架,而社会网络通过塑造影响这些行为的规范和态度提供了额外的潜在效用。目的:本研究旨在探讨大学生的社会网络特征、RAA与他们认为或知道自己有问题时寻求酒精使用帮助的意图之间的关系。方法:从一个更大的、具有全国代表性的大学生配额样本中抽取1447名大学生的横断面调查数据。纳入标准为年龄在18至24岁之间,在学院或大学全日制注册,报告过去一年的饮酒情况,并通过数据质量检查。参与者报告了人口统计、RAA结构和以自我为中心的网络数据。通过E-Net计算网络组成变量。采用描述性统计和层次线性回归分析来检验寻求帮助的意向。结果:由RAA结构组成的回归模型在p < 0.001水平上具有统计学意义,占求助意向方差的近40%。网络组成变量的增加使解释方差增加了2.8%,在p < 0.001水平上具有统计学意义。结论:将RAA结构与社会网络特征相结合,有助于识别特定的个体信念和社会影响,从而有针对性地加强高危饮酒大学生的求助意愿和行为。
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CiteScore
4.80
自引率
5.90%
发文量
224
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs began in 1940 as the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol. It was founded by Howard W. Haggard, M.D., director of Yale University’s Laboratory of Applied Physiology. Dr. Haggard was a physiologist studying the effects of alcohol on the body, and he started the Journal as a way to publish the increasing amount of research on alcohol use, abuse, and treatment that emerged from Yale and other institutions in the years following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. In addition to original research, the Journal also published abstracts summarizing other published documents dealing with alcohol. At Yale, Dr. Haggard built a large team of alcohol researchers within the Laboratory of Applied Physiology—including E.M. Jellinek, who became managing editor of the Journal in 1941. In 1943, to bring together the various alcohol research projects conducted by the Laboratory, Dr. Haggard formed the Section of Studies on Alcohol, which also became home to the Journal and its editorial staff. In 1950, the Section was renamed the Center of Alcohol Studies.
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