What is it about?
People drink alcohol for different reasons: to cope, to enhance enjoyment, to be social or to fit in. This study surveyed 252 undergraduate students to test whether these motives predict readiness to change drinking habits, from not yet considering change, to thinking about it, to taking action.
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Why is it important?
Drinking to cope predicted all stages of readiness to change, drinking to fit in predicted taking action, and drinking for social reasons was negatively linked to some stages, while drinking for enjoyment did not predict readiness. Because coping motives matter so much, helping people develop healthier ways of coping could be built into prevention and treatment programmes.
Perspectives
This international collaboration looked at an issue that matters for student wellbeing. I hope the findings support prevention programmes that help young people develop healthier ways of coping.
Prof Nizar H Bagadood
Umm Al-Qura University
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This page is a summary of: Drinking motives as a predictor of readiness to change alcohol use, Current Psychology, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04245-5.
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