scholarly journals Health literacy, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use behaviors in teens

2014 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deena J. Chisolm ◽  
Jennifer A. Manganello ◽  
Kelly J. Kelleher ◽  
Michael P. Marshal
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies

Dysmorphic Appearance Concern and Hazardous Alcohol Use in University Students: The Mediating Role of Alcohol Expectancies

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 424-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell Cunningham ◽  
Lexine Stapinski ◽  
Scott Griffiths ◽  
Andrew Baillie
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol

scholarly journals The Effects of a Web-Based Alcohol Prevention Program on Social Norms, Expectancies, and Intentions to Prevent Harm among College Student-Athletes

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melodie Fearnow-Kenney ◽  
David L. Wyrick ◽  
Jeffrey J. Milroy ◽  
Erin J. Reifsteck ◽  
Timothy Day ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Harm Prevention ◽  
The Impact

College athletes are at risk for heavy alcohol use, which jeopardizes their general health, academic standing, and athletic performance. Effective prevention programming reduces these risks by targeting theory-based intermediate factors that predict alcohol use while tailoring content to student-athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the myPlaybook online prevention program on student-athletes’ social norms, negative alcohol expectancies, and intentions to use alcohol-related harm prevention strategies. NCAA Division II student-athletes were recruited from 60 institutions across the United States to complete myPlaybook and pretest/posttest surveys measuring demographics and targeted outcome variables. Participants were randomly assigned to the treatment group (pretest-program-posttest; final n = 647) or the delayed treatment “control” group (pretest-posttest-program; final n = 709). Results revealed significant program effects on social norms (p < .01) and intentions to use harm prevention strategies (p < .01), while the effect on negative alcohol expectancies was nonsignificant (p = .14). Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Relations among Externalizing Behaviors, Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Problems in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Middle and High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117822182092842
Author(s):  
Timothy Regan ◽  
Jonathan G. Tubman ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Externalizing Problem Behaviors ◽  
Externalizing Problem

Background: Alcohol expectancies and externalizing behaviors, that is, aggression and rule-breaking behaviors, are associated with underage alcohol use. The interactive influence of these risk factors on problem alcohol use among minority adolescents is investigated in the present study. Objectives: This study examined the unique and interactive influences of alcohol expectancies and externalizing problems on specific measures of adolescents’ (a) past three-month binge drinking episodes and (b) negative consequences of alcohol use. Methods: Cross-sectional self-report data were collected in 2014 via tablet-based computerized assessments from a predominantly minority sample of 762 (404 females, Mage = 13.73 years, SDage =1.59) 6th, 8th, and 10th grade students recruited from public middle and high schools in Miami-Dade County, FL and Prince George’s County, MD. Students completed surveys on tablets in school settings regarding alcohol expectancies, expectancy valuations, externalizing problem behaviors, past 3-month binge drinking episodes, and experiences of alcohol-related negative consequences. Results: Zero-inflated negative binomial regressions indicated: (1) older adolescents were more likely to report binge drinking; and (2) a significant main effect for externalizing problem behaviors on binge use. Logistic regressions indicated (1) older adolescents were more likely to endorse an alcohol-related negative consequence and (2) the interaction between positive alcohol expectancies and externalizing behaviors was associated with endorsing an alcohol-related negative consequence. Conclusions: Engaging adolescents who exhibit serious externalizing behaviors and report positive alcohol expectancies via developmentally appropriate, tailored interventions is one feasible strategy to address escalation of binge alcohol use and related negative consequences among minority youth.

Differential associations of health literacy with Austrian adolescents’ tobacco and alcohol use

Public Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 74-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Brandt ◽  
M.-T. Schultes ◽  
T. Yanagida ◽  
G. Maier ◽  
M. Kollmayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Alcohol Use

A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in employees of a multi-campus university: a cluster randomised trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola J. Reavley ◽  
Terence V. McCann ◽  
Stefan Cvetkovski ◽  
Anthony F. Jorm
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to assess whether a multifaceted intervention could improve mental health literacy, facilitate help seeking and reduce psychological distress and alcohol misuse in staff of a multi-campus university in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – In this cluster randomised trial (ACTRN12610001027000), nine campuses were paired, with one of each pair randomly assigned to either intervention or control. Interventions (which were whole-of-campus) included e-mails, posters, campus events, factsheets/booklets and mental health first aid training courses. A monitoring sample of staff were recruited from each campus. Participants had a 20-minute computer-assisted telephone interview at baseline, and at the end of academic years 1 and 2. The interview assessed mental health literacy, help seeking for mental health problems, psychological distress and alcohol use. The primary outcomes were depression and anxiety levels and alcohol use and pertained to the individual level. Six campuses were randomised to intervention and three to control and all campuses were included in the analysis. Findings – There were no effects on depression and anxiety levels and alcohol use. Recall of intervention elements was greater in the intervention group at the end of the two-year assessment period. Staff in the intervention group showed better recognition of depression, greater knowledge of the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines for safe levels of drinking and a greater intention to seek help for alcohol misuse from a general practitioner. Originality/value – Future interventions should involve more focused interventions that include consideration of working conditions and their influence on mental health, as well as addressing mental illness among employees, regardless of cause.

Alcohol Expectancies in Relation to Personality and Aggression among Juvenile Delinquents in Northern Russia

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-130
Author(s):  
Roman A. Koposov ◽  
Vladislav V. Ruchkin ◽  
Martin Eisemann ◽  
Pavel I. Sidorov
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Alcohol Prevention ◽  
Northern Russia ◽  
High Level ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

The relationships between alcohol expectancies, level of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, aggression, and personality factors in 198 Russian male juvenile delinquents were assessed. A clustering procedure was used in order to establish main patterns of alcohol expectancies, yielding three major clusters. Level of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, aggression, and personality factors were compared across the identified clusters. It was established that juvenile delinquents with a high level of positive alcohol expectancies and aggression represented a risk-group for higher involvement in drinking behavior as well as problem drinking, which in turn are related to specific personality traits. Implications of these findings for alcohol prevention among the youth are discussed.

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