Overestimation of close friend drinking problems in the prediction of one's own drinking problems

被引：11

作者：

Ecker, Anthony H. ^{[1
,2
]}

Cohen, Alex S. ^{[1
]}

Buckner, Julia D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Psychol, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 USA

[2] VA Connecticut Healthcare Syst, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516 USA

来源：

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS | 2017年 / 64卷

关键词：

College drinking; Perceived norms; Drinking motives; Alcohol-related problems; COLLEGE-STUDENT DRINKING; ALCOHOL-USE; INJUNCTIVE NORMS; PERCEIVED NORMS; BINGE DRINKING; SOCIAL NORMS; MISPERCEPTIONS; CONSEQUENCES; PERCEPTIONS; PREVALENCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.08.038

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

Background: Overestimation of the amount that other students drink is related to alcohol-related problems. Although beliefs concerning students' friends tend to be stronger predictors of drinking than beliefs regarding students generally, little research has focused on overestimation of friends' drinking-related problems. Objectives: Test hypotheses that students overestimate a close friend's drinking-related problems and that such overestimation would relate to more frequent drinking and related problems. Method: Participant/Friend pairs (N = 55) completed online measures of drinking-related beliefs and behaviors. Results: Participants overestimated the alcohol-related problem severity experienced by their friends. Greater overestimation of friends' problems was related to greater participant alcohol-related problems and binge drinking. Conclusions/Importance: Cognitive distortions regarding a friend's drinking-related behaviors may be useful therapeutic targets. Published by Elsevier

引用

页码：107 / 110

页数：4

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