RT Journal Article
T1 Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies in Young Spanish Adults in the Community: A Prospective Study of Perceived Efficacy and Social Norms
A1 Fernández Calderón, Fermín
A1 Bravo, Adrián J.
A1 Díaz Batanero, María Carmen
A1 Palamar, Joseph J.
A1 Carmona Márquez, José
AB Background: Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) have been shown tobe useful for reducing excessive alcohol use and alcohol-related problems.However, research on the explanatory factors of PBS is limited. This paperprospectively examines the contribution of perceived effi cacy of PBS inreducing alcohol-related consequences and perceived descriptive normsof close peers´ PBS use in young adults. The mediating role of perceivedeffi cacy of PBS between descriptive norms of PBS use and personal PBSuse is also examined. Method: Targeted sampling was used to recruit acommunity-based sample of 339 young Spanish adults aged 18-25 years,who completed baseline and two-month follow-up questionnaires. Threetypes of PBS (serious harm reduction-SHR, manner of drinking-MOD, andstopping/limiting drinking-SLD) were measured. Results: Both perceivedeffi cacy and descriptive norms at baseline were positively associated withpersonal PBS use (SHR, MOD and SLD) at follow-up. A partial mediationeffect of perceived effi cacy between descriptive norms and personal PBSuse was found for the three PBS subscales. Conclusions: Our fi ndingssupport the usefulness of correcting misperceptions of PBS use by peersin interventions aimed at reducing excessive drinking and alcohol-relatedconsequences in young adults in the community. Moreover, PBS perceivedeffi cacy should be included as a component of these interventions.
AB Antecedentes: las estrategias conductuales de protección (ECP)han mostrado utilidad para reducir el consumo excesivo de alcohol y susproblemas asociados, aunque la investigación sobre sus factores explicativoses escasa. Este trabajo examina la contribución de la efi cacia percibida delas ECP para reducir las consecuencias negativas del alcohol, y la normadescriptiva percibida del uso de PBS de los iguales, en adultos jóvenes.Además, analiza el papel mediador de la efi cacia percibida entre normadescriptiva y ECP. Método: mediante muestreo dirigido a poblacionesdiana, 339 jóvenes españoles (18-25 años) comunitarios cumplimentaroncuestionarios basal y de seguimiento (dos meses), midiéndose tres tipos deECP (reducción de daños-RR, forma de beber-FB, parar/limitar el consumo-PLC). Resultados: efi cacia y norma se asociaron positivamente con el uso deECP (RR/FB/PLC) en el seguimiento. Para los tres tipos de ECP se detectóun efecto de mediación parcial de la efi cacia percibida entre la norma y el usode ECP. Conclusiones: corregir percepciones erróneas del uso de ECP de losiguales puede ser útil en las intervenciones dirigidas a reducir el uso excesivode alcohol y sus consecuencias en adultos jóvenes comunitarios, al igual quela inclusión de la efi cacia percibida como uno de sus componentes.
PB Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado de Asturias
SN 0214-9915
SN 1886-144X (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21268
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21268
LA eng
NO Fernández-Calderón, F., Bravo, A. J., Díaz-Batanero, C., Palamar, J. J., & Carmona-Márquez, J. (2022). Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies in Young Spanish Adults in the Community: A Prospective Study of Perceived Efficacy and Social Norms. Psicothema, 34.2, 266–274. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2021.413
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026