A latent profile analysis of drinking motives among graduate student heavy drinkers

IF 2.8 Q1 Psychology

Addictive Behaviors Reports Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI:10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100630

Faith Shank, Jonathan Jin, Megan Korovich, D.J. Angelone, Meredith C. Jones

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Abstract

Person-centered analyses have been used to identify subgroups of drinkers based on their drinking motivations and associations with problematic drinking behaviors. Graduate students engage in heavy drinking patterns; however, no research has examined these associations between drinking motives and drinking patterns in graduate students. The current study aimed to: a) identify profiles of graduate student drinkers by endorsement of drinking motives, and b) explore associations between profiles and alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. Participants consisted of 325 graduate students, primarily white (71.3 %), 54.9 % female, with a mean age of 26 years old. A latent profile analysis revealed five distinct profiles: high levels of all motives; low levels of all motives; moderate levels of all motives; high levels of external motives; and a mixed level of motives. Negative binomial regression analyses revealed significant differences between profile membership, and both drinks per week and alcohol-related consequences. These findings may be used to inform interventions to reduce problematic drinking behaviors among graduate students by encouraging practitioners to target those with profile memberships that are associated with higher drinking levels.

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研究生重度饮酒者饮酒动机的潜在特征分析

以人为中心的分析已被用于根据饮酒者的饮酒动机和与有问题的饮酒行为的关联来确定饮酒者的亚群。研究生酗酒；然而，没有研究调查过研究生饮酒动机和饮酒模式之间的联系。目前的研究旨在：a)通过支持饮酒动机来确定研究生饮酒者的概况；b)探索概况与酒精使用和酒精相关后果之间的联系。参与者包括325名研究生，主要是白人（71.3%），54.9%是女性，平均年龄为26岁。一项潜在特征分析揭示了五种不同的特征：所有动机水平都很高；所有动机水平较低；所有动机的适度程度；高度的外部动机；动机也很复杂。负二项回归分析显示，在档案成员、每周饮酒量和酒精相关后果之间存在显著差异。这些发现可以用来告知干预措施，通过鼓励从业人员针对那些与高饮酒水平相关的个人资料会员来减少研究生中的问题饮酒行为。

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Addictive Behaviors Reports Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

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71 days

期刊介绍： Addictive Behaviors Reports is an open-access and peer reviewed online-only journal offering an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of research in addictive behaviors. The journal accepts submissions that are scientifically sound on all forms of addictive behavior (alcohol, drugs, gambling, Internet, nicotine and technology) with a primary focus on behavioral and psychosocial research. The emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. We are particularly interested in ''non-traditional'', innovative and empirically oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research. Studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry as well as scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are also very much encouraged. We also welcome multimedia submissions that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings.