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Emerging Adults' Perceptions of Normative Drinking Perceived Susceptibility to Different Types of Alcohol Consequences and Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies

Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The purpose of the current study was to extend the limited research on alcohol norms specific to alcohol consequences via perceived susceptibility. A handful of previous studies have established that college students overestimate the number of alcohol-related consequences that others experience relative to themselves. The current research explored the relationships between perceived susceptibility to alcohol consequences compared to targets (i.e., same-sex close friend, and typical same-sex student) and other variables predictive of problematic alcohol use in emerging adults. Results indicated that emerging adults perceive the typical same-sex student at their university as experiencing the most alcohol-related consequences, followed by their close same-sex friend, and reporting that they themselves experience the least amount of alcohol related consequences. Perceived susceptibility compared to the typical same-sex student was a stronger predictor of participants’ experience of alcohol consequences than participants own alcohol consumption. Contrary to expected, perceived susceptibility was not subject to gender difference. Perceived susceptibility to alcohol consequences remains a largely untouched area of alcohol research, but may lead to effective alcohol intervention programs based on personalized feedback.
DOI: 10.25777/4nw0-5970
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6964757101
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