| Title: |
Disregulated Alcohol-Related Behavior among College Drinkers: Associations with Protective Behaviors, Personality, and Drinking Motives |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Isaak, Matthew I.; Perkins, David R.; Labatut, Tiffany R. |
| Source: |
Journal of American College Health. Jan 2011 59(4):282-288. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
7 |
| Publication Date: |
2011 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Females; Screening Tests; Personality Traits; Psychometrics; Health Behavior; Drinking; Alcohol Abuse; Undergraduate Students; Resilience (Psychology); Student Motivation; At Risk Persons; Evaluation Methods |
| DOI: |
10.1080/07448481.2010.509379 |
| ISSN: |
0744-8481 |
| Abstract: |
Objective: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Disregulated Alcohol-Related Behaviors Inventory (DARBI), a measure of harmful alcohol-related behavior, and the relationship between protective behavior use and scores on the DARBI and several other measures. Participants: Participants were 281 undergraduate volunteers (60% female) enrolled in introductory psychology sections in Summer and Fall 2007. Methods: Participants completed the DARBI along with paper-and-pencil self-report measures of broad personality domains, trait resilience, protective behavior use, and drinking motivations and consequences. Results: The DARBI's internal consistency was good (alpha = 0.85). DARBI scores correlated negatively with conscientiousness scores but positively with neuroticism, the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST), Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI), and positive-reinforcement motives scores. The self-reported use of protective behaviors related negatively to DARBI, MAST, RAPI, and enhancement motives scores. Protective behavior use was unrelated to broad personality domains. Conclusions: The DARBI may prove a useful tool in campus interventions. Further research should determine the dispositional and situational determinants of protective behavior use. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
25 |
| Entry Date: |
2011 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ914457 |
| Database: |
ERIC |