scholarly journals The Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies is Related to Reduced Risk in Heavy Drinking College Students with Poorer Mental and Physical Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Labrie ◽  
Shannon R. Kenney ◽  
Andrew Lac
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Protective Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Reduced Risk

scholarly journals The Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies, Social Environment, and Housing Type on Heavy Drinking among College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Tyler ◽  
Rachel M. Schmitz ◽  
Colleen M. Ray ◽  
Scott A. Adams ◽  
Leslie Gordon Simons
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Protective Behavioral Strategies

scholarly journals Heavy Drinking in University Students With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Contributions of Drinking Motives and Protective Behavioral Strategies

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 117822181772331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L Howard ◽  
Tyler R Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Drinking Motives ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Protective Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Protective Strategies ◽  
Students With Adhd

This study examined rates of heavy drinking and alcohol problems in relation to drinking motives and protective behavioral strategies in university students with a documented current diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; n = 31) compared with students with no history of ADHD (n = 146). Participants completed a Web-based questionnaire, and logistic regression models tested interactions between ADHD/comparison group membership and motives and protective strategies. Group differences in rates of heavy drinking and alcohol problems were not statistically significant, but medium-sized risk ratios showed that students without ADHD reported heavy drinking at a rate 1.44 times higher than students with ADHD and met screening criteria for problematic alcohol use at a rate of 1.54 times higher than students with ADHD. Other key findings were, first, that drinking to enhance positive affect (e.g., drinking because it is exciting), but not to cope with negative affect (e.g., drinking to forget your worries), predicted both heavy drinking and alcohol problems. Second, only protective behavioral strategies that emphasize alcohol avoidance predicted both heavy drinking and alcohol problems. Contrary to expectations, we found no ADHD-related moderation of effects of motives or protective strategies on our alcohol outcomes. Results of this study are limited by the small sample of students with ADHD but highlight tentative similarities and differences in effects of motives and strategies on drinking behaviors and alcohol problems reported by students with and without ADHD.

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