%0 Journal Article
%T A multiple replication examination of distal antecedents to alcohol protective behavioral strategies
%J Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
%D 2016
%A Bravo, Adrian J.
%A Prince, Mark A.
%A Pearson, Matthew R.
%V 77
%N 6
%P 958-967
%X OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we examined whether we could replicate previous findings that use of protective behavioral strategies (PBSs) mediates the associations between distal antecedents and alcohol-related outcomes in an independent sample. Further, we examined a more comprehensive model to determine which constructs uniquely (i.e., controlling for other distal antecedents) relate to PBS use and alcohol-related outcomes. <br><br>METHOD: Participants were recruited from a psychology department participant pool at a large, southwestern university in the United States (N = 628). The majority of participants identified themselves as being either Hispanic (n = 334, 53.18%) or White, non-Hispanic (n = 212, 33.78%), were female (n = 386, 61.5%), and reported a mean age of 20.30 (SD = 3.80) years. <br><br>RESULTS: Across five replication attempts in separate models, we found significant indirect associations of age at first use, self-regulation, impulsivity-like traits, depressive symptoms, and conscientiousness on alcohol-related outcomes (i.e., use and problems) via PBS use. However, only the indirect associations of a second-order latent factor of self-regulation (based on premeditation, perseverance, self-regulation, and conscientiousness) and age at first use on alcohol-related outcomes via PBS use remained significant in the comprehensive model. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, the replication attempts were largely successful in that nearly all associations were replicated in an independent sample of college students. However, in a comprehensive model with all distal antecedents simultaneously included, most of the direct and indirect associations failed to be supported.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
%@ 1937-1888
%U http://dx.doi.org/