Document Type
Article - post-print
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
The present study examined the moderating role of health status (physical, mental, and social health) and the relationships between protective behavioral strategies utilized to reduce high-risk drinking (e.g., avoiding drinking games, setting consumption limits, or having a designated driver) and alcohol use and negative consequences in a sample of heavy drinking college students (N = 1,820). In this high risk sample, multiple regression analyses showed that stronger social health was related to increased drinking, while poorer physical, mental, and social health were related to increased alcohol negative consequences. Further, moderation effects revealed that increasing the use of protective behaviors was associated with significantly less drinking in those with stronger social health, as well as significantly lower numbers of negative consequences among participants with poorer physical and mental health. Implications for college counselors and medical personnel are discussed.
Publisher Statement
This is an author-manuscript of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Drug Education following peer review. The version of record: Labrie, J. W., Kenney, S. R., & Lac, A. (2010). The Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies is Related to Reduced Risk in Heavy Drinking College Students with Poorer Mental and Physical Health. Journal of Drug Education, 40(4), 361–378 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.2190/DE.40.4.c.
Recommended Citation
Labrie, J. W., Kenney, S. R., & Lac, A. (2010). The Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies is Related to Reduced Risk in Heavy Drinking College Students with Poorer Mental and Physical Health. Journal of Drug Education, 40(4), 361–378. https://doi.org/10.2190/DE.40.4.c.
