TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Adolescents' negative attitudes toward non-drinkers: A novel predictor of risky drinking JO - Journal of health psychology A1 - Regan, Daniel A1 - Morrison, Todd G. SP - 1465 EP - 1477 VL - 18 IS - 11 N2 - The Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale was developed to address the concept that consumption of alcohol may serve as a means of avoiding social costs associated with being a non-drinker. This study sought to examine the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale within a sample of Irish school-age adolescents. Results indicated that the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale was a statistically significant predictor of self-reported problematic drinking. The findings of this study underscore the importance of this newly identified construct and highlight the necessity of further empirical tests of the Regan Attitudes towards Non-Drinkers Scale.

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LA - en SN - 1359-1053 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105312464676 ID - ref1 ER -