Citation

Neal DJ, Carey KB. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 2007; 21(2): 194-204.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology and Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US. dneal2@kent.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0893-164X.21.2.194

PMID

17563139

PMCID

PMC2430388

Abstract

Heavy-drinking students experience a myriad of alcohol-related negative consequences. Use of event-level data permits predictions to be made regarding (a) the likelihood of alcohol-related consequences occurring after specific drinking events, and (b) moderators of the association between intoxication and consequences. College students (N = 183, 64% female) completed 4 consecutive 7-day drinking diaries and turned them in weekly. The diaries yielded prospective event-level data on daily drinks, time spent drinking, and negative consequences related to each drinking event. Alcohol intoxication on a given day was significantly associated with increased levels of risk, although this association was moderated by average level of intoxication. Furthermore, self-control was associated with increased likelihood of negative consequences at all levels of intoxication, and self-regulation and impulsivity moderated the event-level association between daily intoxication and likelihood of negative consequences. Results suggest that self-regulation subsumes impulsivity and self-control.

Language: en