@article{ref1,
title="Associations of content domain-specific possible selves with adolescent drinking behaviors",
journal="Journal of school nursing",
year="2022",
author="Wu, Yi-Chen and Lee, Chia-Kuei",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Alcohol use ranks as one of the most prevalent health-risk behaviors among Taiwanese adolescents. Possible selves-personalized future-oriented cognitions about the self-are significant motivators of one's actions, which may potentially influence adolescent drinking behavior. This study aimed to estimate the content domain-specific possible selves and their associations with drinking behaviors among Taiwanese adolescents. A total of 225 Taiwanese seventh and eighth graders from a public junior high school were recruited. An anonymous self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data during two time-points at six-month intervals. <br><br>RESULTS showed that having a &quot;physical appearance&quot; related hoped-for possible self and a &quot;friendship&quot; related feared possible self was associated with adolescent alcohol use after six months. Whereas, having the &quot;physical appearance&quot; related hoped-for and feared possible selves were associated with alcohol problems, at both, baseline and six months later. Future studies could clarify the meaning behind &quot;physical appearance&quot; related possible selves.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1059-8405",
doi="10.1177/10598405221112695",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10598405221112695"
}