Parental Influence on Drinking Behaviors at the Transition to College: The Mediating Role of Perceived Friends’ Approval of High-Risk Drinking

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of curricular-based interventions housed within first-year success courses on alcohol expectancies and high-risk drinking behaviors. Specifically, we longitudinally assessed 173 students enrolled in one of ten first-year success courses, including five that received the alcohol intervention and five that did not. We then created a series of models accounting for demographic information (i.e., gender and self-reported expected grade point average), the pretest scores for the six outcome measures, and the intervention effect (i.e., whether students received the intervention or not). ANCOVA results showed that the intervention was effective in reducing high-risk drinking behaviors and alcohol expectancies for students enrolled in the success courses that received the intervention. Implications for student affairs practitioners and higher education scholars are discussed.

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The Role of Regulatory Focus, Social Distance, and Involvement in Anti-High-Risk Drinking Advertising: A Construal-Level Theory Perspective

Journal of Advertising ◽

10.1080/00913367.2014.1001503 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 338-348 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Sun-Young Park ◽

Cynthia R. Morton

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Social Distance ◽

Regulatory Focus ◽

Construal Level Theory ◽

Construal Level ◽

High Risk Drinking

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The Mediating Role of Alexithymia in the Relationship Between Defense Mechanisms and Tendency to High-risk Behaviors Among Adolescents

Journal of Research and Health ◽

10.32598/jrh.11.1.363.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Zahra Nikmanesh ◽

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Mehdi Darvish Molla ◽

Mehrnosh Mehranfard ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

High Risk ◽

Path Analysis ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Related Factors ◽

High Risk Behaviors ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

Background: Although high-risk behaviors lead to adverse physical, psychological, and sociological consequences, less attention has been paid to identifying their related factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of alexithymia in the relationship between defense mechanisms and high-risk behaviors among adolescents in Zahedan. Methods: In this descriptive-correlative study, junior and senior high school students of Zahedan, Iran were studied in the academic year 2015-2016. A sample of 250 (125 males and 125 females) students were chosen by multi-stage cluster sampling and asked to complete the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), and the Risk-Taking Scale (IARS) for Iranian Adolescents. Data analysis was conducted by measuring coefficients of correlation and performing a path analysis. Results: Path analysis showed a significant correlation between defense mechanisms and alexithymia (P<0.01) and a significant correlation was found between immature defense mechanisms and high-risk behaviors (P<0.01). Conclusion: In the relationship between dysfunctional defense mechanisms and high-risk activities, alexithymia played a mediating role. It can be inferred that dysfunctional defense mechanisms play a key role in high-risk activities by influencing alexithymia.

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