Citation

Mange J, Mauduy M, Sénémeaud C, Bagneux V, Cabé N, Jacquet D, Leconte P, Margas N, Mauny N, Ritz L, Gierski F, Beaunieux H. Addict. Behav. Rep. 2021; 13: 100346.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100346

PMID

33997251

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Binge drinking (BD) is a public health concern, especially in young people. Multiple individual factors referring to different level of analyses - positional, inter-individual and intra-individual - are associated to BD. As they have mainly been explored separately, little is known about the psychological variables most associated with BD. This study, based on an integrative model considering a large number of variables, aims to estimate these associations and possible dominance of some variables in BD.

METHODS: A sample of university students (N = 2851) participated in an internet survey-based study. They provided information on alcohol related variables (AUDIT, BD score), positional factors (sex, age), inter-individual factors (subjective norm, social identity, external motivations), and intra-individual factors (internal motivations, meta-cognitions, impulsivity and personality traits). The data were processed via a backward regression analysis including all variables and completed with a dominance analysis on variables that are significantly associated with BD intensity.

RESULTS: The strongest variables associated with BD intensity were enhancement motives and drinking identity (average ΔR (2) = 21.81%), followed by alcohol subjective norm and social motives (average ΔR (2) = 13.99%). Other associated variables (average ΔR (2) = 2,84%) were negative metacognition on uncontrollability, sex, coping motives, lack of premeditation, positive metacognition on cognitive self-regulation, positive urgency, lack of perseverance, age, conformity motives and loneliness.

CONCLUSION: Results offer new avenues at the empirical level, by spotting particularly inter-individual psychological variables that should be more thoroughly explored, but also at the clinical level, to elaborate new prevention strategies focusing on these specific factors.

Language: en

Keywords

Identity; Binge drinking; Enhancement motives; Social motives; Subjective norm; University students