Opportunities for reducing college drinking: The roles of drinking attitudes and blackout experience.

摘要: BACKGROUND As many as 35% of college students report having been drunk in the past month, and greater alcohol use alcohol-related problems are associated with a positive attitude toward heavy drinking. One serious consequence drinking is alcohol-induced blackout. When they occur, blackouts present unique opportunity to increase motivation change However, it unclear under what conditions an related experiencing blackout represent how blackout(s) influences individual's reduce actual behavior. METHODS This study tested interplay between one's year predicting (Study 1) its impact on over time 2). Data were derived from complementary datasets collected at two universities 1 n=703, mean age 20.63 years, 44% male, 52% White; Study 2 n=568, 19.18 72% 84% White). Drinking behavior was measured using modified Daily Questionnaire, Norms Rating Form, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), estimated peak blood concentration (BAC). Regression analyses conducted determine whether would moderate association (study RESULTS Results revealed significant interaction blackout, such that those who (vs. do not) positively evaluate drinking, evidenced lower higher levels BAC CONCLUSIONS Findings support varies function For young adults not endorse may "moment opportunity".