@article{ref1,
title="Temperament and problematic alcohol use in adolescence: an examination of drinking motives as mediators",
journal="Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment",
year="2012",
author="Willem, Lore and Bijttebier, Patricia and Claes, Laurence and Uytterhaegen, Antje",
volume="34",
number="2",
pages="282-292",
abstract="The present study investigated the associations between temperamental reactivity, drinking motives, alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences. Furthermore, it investigated whether drinking motives mediate the relations between temperamental reactivity and the alcohol use variables. The sample consisted of 188 adolescents (64.9% boys) between the ages of 13-20 years (M age = 16.9, SD = 1.32). Results revealed that the temperament factors of high BAS fun seeking and high negative affectivity were related to alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences respectively. Furthermore, high social and enhancement motives and low conformity motives were associated with alcohol consumption, whereas high coping-depression motives were associated with alcohol-related consequences. Finally, the relation between BAS fun seeking and alcohol consumption was mediated by enhancement and social motives and the association between negative affectivity and alcohol-related consequences was mediated by coping-depression motives. These results highlight the importance of focusing on temperament profiles and their associated drinking motives in the prevention and intervention of alcohol use problems among adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0882-2689",
doi="10.1007/s10862-012-9279-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-012-9279-4"
}