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Citation
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Laghi F, Baumgartner E, Baiocco R, Kotzalidis GD, Piacentino D, Girardi P, Angeletti G. J. Addict. Dis. 2015; 35(2): 119-127. |
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Affiliation
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NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department , Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital , Via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, 00189 Rome , Italy. |
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Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Binge drinking, a pattern associated with worse outcome, is becoming increasingly popular among youths, thus impacting negatively social life.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate drinking patterns and their underlying motives in Italian adolescents. DESIGN/METHODS: We administered the Alcohol Use Questionnaire (AUQ) and the Drinking Motive Questionnaire Revised Short Form (DMQ-R SF) to 332 school-age teenagers (16-19 years; 139 girls, 193 boys) from a single Roman school, recruited at their classrooms through the intermediation of their teachers.
RESULTS Boys scored higher than girls on all drinking and binge measures. They also scored higher on the Enhancement, Social, and Conformity DMQ-R SF subscales. Binge drinking scores positively correlated with gender, alcohol consumption, and with all DMQ-R SF subscales. In the two-step hierarchical model DMQ-R SF Enhancement and Conformity predicted alcohol use and DMQ-R SF Coping motives significantly predicted binge drinking.
DISCUSSION: Binge drinking is prevalent among Italian adolescents, who mainly drink to enhance perceived positive effects of alcohol and for conforming to their group and binge to face their problems. Boys binge more than girls.
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