ERIC Number: EJ864500
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2379
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Conscientiousness, Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Alcohol Use: Testing for Mediated Effects
Martens, Matthew P.; Karakashian, Michael A.; Fleming, Kristie M.; Fowler, Roneferiti M.; Hatchett, E. Suzanne; Cimini, M. Dolores
Journal of Drug Education, v39 n3 p273-287 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine if use of protective behavioral strategies mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Participants were 186 college students at a state university campus in the Northeastern United States participating in a study examining the effectiveness of a brief alcohol intervention. Data were collected during the 2006-2007 academic years. Results indicated that use of protective behavioral strategies mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Implications of the findings for researchers and clinicians in the area of preventing high-risk drinking among college students are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Metacognition, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Universities, Risk, Prevention, Structural Equation Models, Personality Measures, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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