TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Perceived vulnerability to alcohol-related harm in young adults: independent effects of risky alcohol use and drinking motives
JO  - Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology
A1  - Wild, T. C.
A1  - Hinson, R.
A1  - Cunningham, J.
A1  - Bacchiochi, Jason
SP  - 117
EP  - 125
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - Perceived vulnerability to negative outcomes can motivate heavy drinkers to adopt health-protective behavior, but little is known about determinants of perceived vulnerability to alcohol-related harm. University students (N = 286) were assessed to determine epidemiological risk status on a standardized problem drinking measure, typical reasons for drinking and cutting down, and perceived risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm. Results showed a positive relationship between problem drinking status and perceived risk of experiencing harm. However, at-risk drinkers believed that they were less likely to personally experience harm than comparable peers (p < .001), whereas not-at-risk drinkers showed no self-other differences in perceived vulnerability. Drinking motives significantly improved the prediction of perceived vulnerability when epidemiological risk status was controlled. Perceived vulnerability to alcohol-related harm is affected by problem drinking status and (independently) by the psychological functions that drinking serves.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1064-1297
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -