@article{10272/24934,
year = {2021},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24934},
abstract = {Objective: Whilst previous studies have shown that Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) predict alcohol use and its related consequences in college students, it is not known whether a broader population of young adults also benefit from PBS use. We longitudinally examined the relationship between PBS use and alcohol-related outcomes in a community sample of young adults composed of college students and non-college individuals.
Method: Targeted sampling was used to access 339 young adults in the community (mean age=21.1 [SD=2.21], female=50.7%; college students=59.0%) who completed baseline and 2-month follow-up measures. Three types of PBS were examined: Manner of Drinking (MOD), Stopping/Limiting Drinking (SLD) and Serious Harm Reduction (SHR). Regression analyses were conducted to test the predictive utility of PBS use on alcohol-related consequences, frequency and quantity of alcohol used, and binge drinking.
Results: MOD strategies were the strongest predictors of decreased alcohol consumption and alcohol-related negative consequences. Baseline MOD scores were negatively associated with quantity of alcohol used, binge drinking, and alcohol-related consequences at follow-up. SHR was longitudinally related to a lower frequency of alcohol consumption, SLD was not associated with any outcome, whilst total PBS score was associated with all study outcomes.
Conclusions: Our findings could benefit health promotion by informing the design of preventive interventions for reducing alcohol use in the young adult community, along with the attendant health-related negative consequences. These results may also be of value in extending the applicability of PBS findings to a broader alcohol-using population of young adults beyond those exclusively composed of college students.},
organization = {Consejería de Salud (Junta de Andalucía, Andalucía, Spain) under Grant Number PI-0503-2018)},
publisher = {Alcohol Research Documentation},
keywords = {Psicología y consumo de drogas},
title = {Predictive utility of Protective Behavioral Strategies for Alcohol-related Outcomes in a Community Sample of Young Adults},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2021.82.476},
author = {Lozano Rojas, Óscar Martín and Díaz Batanero, María Carmen and González Ponce, Bella M. and Fernández Calderón, Fermín},
}