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Citation

O'Callaghan FV, Chang DC, Callan VJ, Baglioni A. J. Stud. Alcohol 1997; 58(5): 502-507.

Affiliation

School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9273915

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of various attitude-behavior theories in explaining alcohol use among young adults. The theory of reasoned action (TRA), the theory of planned behavior and an extension of the TRA that incorporates past behavior were compared by the method of maximum-likelihood estimation, as implemented in LISREL for Windows 8.12. METHOD: Respondents consisted of 122 university students (82 female) who were questioned about their attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, past behavior and intentions relating to drinking behavior. Students received course credit for their participation in the research. RESULTS: Overall, the results suggest that the extension of the theory of reasoned action which incorporates past behavior provides the best fit to the data. For these young adults, their intentions to drink alcohol were predicted by their past behavior as well as their perceptions of what important others think they should do (subjective norm). CONCLUSIONS: The main conclusions drawn from the research concern the importance of focusing on normative influences and past behavior in explaining young adult alcohol use. Issues regarding the relative merit of various alternative models and the need for greater clarity in the measure of attitudes are also discussed.


Language: en

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