RT Journal Article
T1 The protection motivation theory as an explanatory model for intention to use alcohol protective behavioral strategies related to the manner of drinking among young adults
A1 González Ponce, Bella M.
A1 Carmona Márquez, José
A1 Pilatti, Angelina
A1 Díaz Batanero, María Carmen
A1 Fernández Calderón, Fermín
AB Aims: This study aimed to prospectively examine the explanatory value of the protection motivation theory (PMT) for the intention to use manner of drinking protective behavioral strategies (MD PBS) and to explore its invariance across genders.Method: A targeted sampling procedure was used to recruit 339 young adults in the community (Mage = 21.1; SD = 2.21; female = 50.7%) who completed baseline and 2-month follow-up measures of the PMT constructs and intentions to use each of the five MD PBS.Results: Regression analyses revealed that the coping appraisal components (response efficacy and self-efficacy) had greater explanatory power for the intention to use MD PBS than the threat appraisal components (perceived vulnerability and perceived severity). Perceived vulnerability to alcohol consequences was not prospectively associated with any specific behavioral intention or with the total MD PBS score. In contrast, perceived severity was prospectively associated with the intention to use three out of five PBS and the total MD score. Regression coefficients revealed gender invariance for all six models.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that interventions aimed at encouraging young adults to use alcohol MD PBS would be most effective if they included components that enhance self-efficacy in using these strategies and emphasize their perceived usefulness in reducing alcohol-related consequences.
PB Oxford University Press
SN 0735-0414
SN 1464-3502 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24725
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24725
LA eng
NO González-Ponce, B. M., Carmona-Márquez, J., Pilatti, A., Díaz-Batanero, C., & Fernández-Calderón, F. (2024). The protection motivation theory as an explanatory model for intention to use alcohol protective behavioral strategies related to the manner of drinking among young adults. In Alcohol and Alcoholism (Vol. 59, Issue 5). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae059
NO This work was supported by the Consejería de Salud (Junta de Andalucía; Andalucía; Spain) under grant number PI-0503-2018 (Principal Investigator: F.F.C.).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026