@article{ref1,
title="The indirect effects of self-regulation on the association of social support with increased protective drinking behavior and decreased alcohol problems in a predominantly Hispanic college student sample",
journal="Alcohol (Hanover, York County, Pa.)",
year="2023",
author="Sanchez-Garciaguirre, Aitiana and Najera, Sarah and Portillo, Erin M. and Field, Craig A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Past research suggests that self-regulation, which refers to one's ability to manage behavior, and social support are related to alcohol use. Additional research suggests that social support may serve as a precursor to self-regulation and health promoting behaviors. This study sought to determine whether self-regulation may have an indirect effect on the association of social support with protective drinking behaviors and alcohol problems. <br><br>METHODS: A random sample of students at a Hispanic Serving Institution were selected to complete an online survey, which included sociodemographic questions, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire, the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale, and the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index. Undergraduate students (n=192) who reported drinking in the last month were included in the analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A path analysis using Mplus 8 was conducted to investigate the relationships between social support, self-regulation, protective behavioral strategies, and alcohol-related problems. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that self-regulation had a significant indirect effect on the relationship between social support with protective behavioral strategies and alcohol-related problems. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The results of the current cross-sectional study results suggest that a viable hypothesis in future longitudinal studies is that self-regulation may be a mechanism by which social support increases protective behavioral strategies and reduces alcohol problems. Future research should assess both the mediating effects of self-regulation between social support and drinking outcomes as well as potential moderators, such as ethnicity, in a longitudinal study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2993-7175",
doi="10.1111/acer.15253",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.15253"
}