@article{ref1,
title="Self-regulation as a buffer of the relationship between parental alcohol misuse and alcohol-related outcomes in first-year college students",
journal="Addictive behaviors",
year="2011",
author="Pearson, Matthew R. and D'Lima, Gabrielle Maria and Kelley, Michelle L.",
volume="36",
number="12",
pages="1309-1312",
abstract="Alcohol misuse among college students is a large public health concern, thus, it is imperative to identify factors that reduce this risk. One risk factor associated with developing alcohol-related problems is meeting criteria for being an adult child of an alcoholic (ACOA). Conversely, self-regulation has been identified as a protective factor that is inversely associated with drinking-related outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether self-regulation buffers the risk associated with ACOA status on alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. In a sample of 195 first-year college students, we found that ACOA status had a unique effect on both alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences. Self-regulation was unrelated to alcohol use but inversely associated with alcohol-related consequences. Notably, self-regulation moderated the effect of ACOA status on alcohol-related problems (but not alcohol consumption) such that self-regulation was most strongly related to alcohol-related problems among ACOAs. Our results suggest that self-regulation helps explain the resilience of many ACOAs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4603",
doi="10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.009"
}