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Temperament and problematic alcohol use in adolescence : an examination of drinking motives as mediators
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Abstract
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| The present study investigated the associations between temperamental reactivity, drinking motives, alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences. Furthermore, it investigated whether drinking motives mediate the relations between temperamental reactivity and the alcohol use variables. The sample consisted of 188 adolescents (64.9% boys) between the ages of 13-20 years (M (age) = 16.9, SD = 1.32). Results revealed that the temperament factors of high BAS fun seeking and high negative affectivity were related to alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences respectively. Furthermore, high social and enhancement motives and low conformity motives were associated with alcohol consumption, whereas high coping-depression motives were associated with alcohol-related consequences. Finally, the relation between BAS fun seeking and alcohol consumption was mediated by enhancement and social motives and the association between negative affectivity and alcohol-related consequences was mediated by coping-depression motives. These results highlight the importance of focusing on temperament profiles and their associated drinking motives in the prevention and intervention of alcohol use problems among adolescents. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment. - New York, N.Y., 1985, currens
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Publication
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New York, N.Y.
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2012
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ISSN
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0882-2689
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1573-3505
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DOI
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10.1007/S10862-012-9279-4
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Volume/pages
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34
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(2012)
, p. 282-292
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ISI
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000303456700013
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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