@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol use variability in a community-based sample of nonstudent emerging adult heavy drinkers",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="2016",
author="Lau-Barraco, Cathy and Braitman, Abby L. and Stamates, Amy L. and Linden-Carmichael, Ashley N.",
volume="42",
number="6",
pages="698-706",
abstract="BACKGROUND: While nonstudent emerging adults are at elevated risk for experiencing alcohol-related problems, there remains a paucity of research devoted specifically to addressing drinking in this group. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The present study sought to offer unique insights into nonstudent drinking by examining drinking variability across 30 days using a retrospective diary method. Specific aims were to: (1) compare within- and between-person variability in alcohol use across 30 days, and (2) determine the extent to which central social-cognitive between-person factors (i.e., social expectancies, perceived drinking norms, social drinking motivations) predict between-person alcohol use as well as within-person variability in drinking. <br><br>METHODS: Participants were 195 (65.1% men) nonstudent emerging adults recruited from the community with a mean age of 21.9 (SD = 2.1) years. <br><br>RESULTS: Findings showed that a substantial portion of variation in daily alcohol consumption was attributable to the within-person (83%) rather than between-person (17.2%) level. Social expectancies, perceived drinking norms, and social motives were found to influence variability in daily alcohol consumption. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our findings contribute to knowledge that could guide efforts to design and tailor intervention strategies to minimize the harms experienced by an understudied and at-risk population of drinkers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="10.1080/00952990.2016.1183671",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2016.1183671"
}