Do alcohol-related consequences and how they are evaluated predict consumption during and days until the next drinking event?
Jennifer E. Merrill, Ryan W. Carpenter, Holly K. Boyle, Michelle Haikalis, Kristina M. Jackson, Robert Miranda, Kate B. Carey, Thomas M. Piasecki
Abstract
Though theoretically, experiencing alcohol consequences may impact proximal drinking behavior, findings suggest that, in the current sample, other factors have greater importance in the latency between drinking events and amount of alcohol consumed. Future work should continue to identify event-level predictors that impact behavior at the next drinking event, and ways drinkers attempt to avoid repetition of drinking consequences other than simply drinking less (e.g., protective behavioral strategies), as such factors would be valuable targets for intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).