Citation

Bradley JR, Carman RS, Petree A. J. Drug Educ. 1991; 21(1): 27-33.

Affiliation

University of Montana.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2016662

Abstract

Relationships among three motivational variables (negative-personal functions of drinking, alienation, and perceived discrepancies between valued goals and expected success toward valued goals) were evaluated in a group of 257 college drinkers. As predicted, a positive relationship between alienation scores and the extent of discrepancies between values and expectations for academic and social success was found. Negative-personal drinking functions were positively associated with both alienation and value-expectation discrepancies. Results are discussed in terms of heuristic consistency and potential applications.

Language: en