Perceived Effectiveness as a Moderator of the Association Between Protective Behavioral Strategies and Alcohol Consumption
Description/Abstract/Artist Statement
Purpose: Over half of college students reported drinking, and as many as 33% of students reported binge drinking over the past month. A substantial number of alcohol-related negative consequences are reported annually. It is essential for researchers to develop interventions that effectively reduces alcohol consumption and in turn alcohol consequences. One such intervention component is Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) which have been shown to reliably reduce college drinking. However, PBS are not effective in reducing alcohol consumption for all students. As such, this study seeks to understand if perceived effectiveness of PBS moderates the relationship between PBS and quantity of alcohol consumed. It was hypothesized that those who perceived PBS use as more effective would report reduced alcohol consumption when using PBS.
Method: Participants (N = 528) were undergraduates (Mage = 19.85, SD = 1.65). Eligibility criteria included being between 18-24 and consuming an alcoholic drink in the past 2 weeks. Participants in this study were from a larger longitudinal intervention study and only baseline data will be analyzed.
Planned Analyses: The analyses will consist of 3 multiple linear regressions, each corresponding to a PBS subscale (‘Avoidance’, ‘Alternatives to Drinking’, and ‘Strategies While Drinking’) which will be the independent variable in their respective model. The dependent variable will be quantity of alcohol consumed with perceived effectiveness as the moderator. All analyses will control for gender. If there is a significant interaction between the independent variable and moderator (p < .05), it will be concluded that the moderation model is supported.
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Abby L. Braitman
College Affiliation
College of Sciences
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Disciplines
Health Psychology
Session Title
Science Research #2
Location
Zoom Room W
Start Date
3-20-2021 1:00 PM
End Date
3-20-2021 1:55 PM
Perceived Effectiveness as a Moderator of the Association Between Protective Behavioral Strategies and Alcohol Consumption
Zoom Room W
Purpose: Over half of college students reported drinking, and as many as 33% of students reported binge drinking over the past month. A substantial number of alcohol-related negative consequences are reported annually. It is essential for researchers to develop interventions that effectively reduces alcohol consumption and in turn alcohol consequences. One such intervention component is Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) which have been shown to reliably reduce college drinking. However, PBS are not effective in reducing alcohol consumption for all students. As such, this study seeks to understand if perceived effectiveness of PBS moderates the relationship between PBS and quantity of alcohol consumed. It was hypothesized that those who perceived PBS use as more effective would report reduced alcohol consumption when using PBS.
Method: Participants (N = 528) were undergraduates (Mage = 19.85, SD = 1.65). Eligibility criteria included being between 18-24 and consuming an alcoholic drink in the past 2 weeks. Participants in this study were from a larger longitudinal intervention study and only baseline data will be analyzed.
Planned Analyses: The analyses will consist of 3 multiple linear regressions, each corresponding to a PBS subscale (‘Avoidance’, ‘Alternatives to Drinking’, and ‘Strategies While Drinking’) which will be the independent variable in their respective model. The dependent variable will be quantity of alcohol consumed with perceived effectiveness as the moderator. All analyses will control for gender. If there is a significant interaction between the independent variable and moderator (p < .05), it will be concluded that the moderation model is supported.